Sewers Are Getting Clogged with Grease From Commercial Disposals It’s estimated that 544,000 gallons of grease slip down Seattle’s drains each month, enough to fill seven large swimming pools. Most of it comes from dirty dishes and food waste, and it’s a problem. In the last five years, grease-clogged pipes caused about one-third of Seattle’s […]
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Team Conducts Tests on Fat, Roots, Oil and Grease Blocking Sewer System There is a FROG problem in the sewer systems. No, it’s not the croaking kind but the slick, matted kind. The accumulation of fat, roots, oil and grease (FROG) in sanitary sewer collection systems can lead to sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs). Ongoing sewer
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Do Commercial Garbage Disposals Gum Up Sewers? Flick the switch and a commercial garbage disposal will growl as it gulps down food scraps in your 3 compartment sink. Commercial garbage disposers churns food scraps into tiny particles that slip easily down the drain. But some wastewater officials say commercial garbage disposal units encourage restaurants and
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