Take container to your local Cooking Oil Recycling Drop PointWhy should we keep fat, oil, and grease (FOG) out of the sewer? When fat, oil and grease are poured down your kitchen drain, they stick to the walls of the sewer pipes. This creates layers of buildup, eventually restricting the flow of water. Pipes that have buildup must be cleaned more frequently and may need to be replaced sooner than expected - large expenses for the wastewater utility and therefore taxpayers. Buildup may also cause blockages that result in sewage overflowing into your streets, communities, and homes.What products contain fat, oil and grease (FOG)? FOG are natural by-products of cooking and food preparation process. Any food products that go down the drain contributes to buildupWhat can I do to keep FOG out of the sewer? Fat, oil and grease should NEVER be poured down the sink.Before washing, scrape and wipe out pots, pans and dishes and dispose of materials in the trash.Minimize or discontinue use of the garbage disposal. The garbage disposal chops up particles into small pieces that can still contribute to a blockage in the pipe.Use strainers to catch food particles and empty the strainer into the trash.Keep fat, oil, and grease (FOG) out of the sewer.Be environmentally friendlyTypes of oil and grease that can be recycledVegetable OilCorn oilOlive oilPeanut oilSesame oilSoybean oilSunflower oilCanola oil (Rapeseed oil)LardNot only can you help prevent sewer blockages, you can also be environmentally friendly by recycling your used cooking oil. Cooking oil is filtered and processed for use in many products such as livestock feed, soaps, biofuels, fertilizer.Cooking oil should free of water, soap suds and food scraps, and should be transported in a clean, non-breakable, leak-proof container with a tight lid.
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Keep the Peace, Recycle Your Grease!
Let your cooking oil cool to room
temperature and pour or scrape it into a
shatterproof container !
Top off container with absorbent
material such as kitty litter and cap it
Seal container in a plastic bag
Throw it in the trash
WHAT YOU CAN DO:
The “CORE” Cause:
FIPA is developing a Cooking Oil Recycling Effort (C.O.R.E)
Program designed to reduce sewer overflows. When
cooking oil or grease is poured down the drain, it builds up
in sewer pipes, eventually causing blockages that contribute
to overflows.
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Why should we keep fat, oil, and grease (FOG) out of the
sewer? When fat, oil and grease are poured down your kitchen
drain, they stick to the walls of the sewer pipes. This creates
layers of buildup, eventually restricting the flow of water. Pipes
that have buildup must be cleaned more frequently and may
need to be replaced sooner than expected - large expenses for
the wastewater utility and therefore taxpayers. Buildup may
also cause blockages that result in sewage overflowing into
your streets, communities, and homes.
What products contain fat, oil and grease (FOG)? FOG are
natural by-products of cooking and food preparation process.
Any food products that go down the drain contributes to buildup
What can I do to keep FOG out of the sewer?
Fat, oil and grease should NEVER be poured down the
sink.
Before washing, scrape and wipe out pots, pans and
dishes and dispose of materials in the trash.
Minimize or discontinue use of the garbage disposal. The
garbage disposal chops up particles into small pieces that
can still contribute to a blockage in the pipe.
Use strainers to catch food particles and empty the
strainer into the trash.
Keep fat, oil, and grease (FOG) out of the sewer
.
Types of oil and grease that can be
recycled
Vegetable Oil
Corn oil
Olive oil
Peanut oil
Sesame oil
Soybean oil
Sunflower oil
Canola oil (Rapeseed oil)
Lard
Not only can you help prevent sewer blockages, you can also
be environmentally friendly by recycling your used cooking oil.
Cooking oil is filtered and processed for use in many products
such as livestock feed, soaps, biofuels, fertilizer.
Cooking oil should free of water, soap suds and food scraps,
and should be transported in a clean, non-breakable, leak-
proof container with a tight lid.
You can help prevent sewer overflows
- recycle your used cooking oil.
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