Waste not, want not: Filling up with liposuction
OSHA Healthcare Connection, January 6, 2009
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When the going gets tough, the tough get creative. At least that's what Beverly Hills, CA, doctor, Craig Allan Bittner, did in using the fat he extracted from liposuction patients to fuel his car, according to Forbes.com.
And although some might argue he is being environmentally conscious, the California public health department disagrees, on the grounds that it is illegal to use human medical waste to power a vehicle.
To no one's surprise, the California Department of Health is investigating Bittner.
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