Food establishment operators already know the benefits of using grease interceptors to capture used oil and grease — cleaner sewage systems, reduced costs for wastewater treatment plants and fewer fines from municipalities. Plus, you can protect your facility’s interior plumbing and make a little extra money selling used cooking oil to recyclers. But did you…
It happens every year during the holidays: Home cooks rev up their ovens and deep fryers and in go millions of turkeys in preparation for Thanksgiving day feasts. The following day, and sometimes even the same day, plumbers and sewer district workers get called out to deal with blockages, back-ups and overflows. It’s messy and…
Fats, oils and grease (FOG) in wastewater are one of the biggest challenges facing wastewater systems around the world. Grease, sometimes along with solids, can build up into a solid mass that can narrow or even block wastewater pipes. When that happens, sewers overflow, pipes break, and local authorities are forced to clean up the…
