The grant, part of a $3 million investment from the state in alternative fuel technologies, will also go toward converting the city's vehicle fleet to biodiesel fuel.
The state's Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant Program aims to produce and use 900 million gallons annually of eco-friendly domestic fuel, like ethanol and biodiesel. The state is investing $30 million over the next five years in that initiative.
Mayor Luke Ravenstahl said waste vegetable oil used by food vendors at Heinz Field will be used to produce the cleaner-burning biodiesel. Vehicles used by the city's public works division will be the first to convert to biodiesel, Ravenstahl said.
To read more about the alternative fuel grant awarded to Pittsburgh, go
here.