Restaurant Garbage Disposal

Fats, Oil & Grease Control Program For 3-Compartment Sinks FOG is a problem for the drainage pipes in your home and in businesses. Most foods and many drinks contain FOG. When these are put into the sewer, the FOG attaches to the sides of sewer pipes, reducing the flow. This can cause raw sewage to

“Fat Free” Sewer Systems for Lake Tahoe with Food Scrap Collectors The discharge of fats, oils, and greases to the sanitary sewer system is an important environmental and public health issue. Fats, oils, and greases (called FOG for short) build up in sewer lines over time, restricting the capacity of the pipes. Attempts to keep

Commercial Food Waste Disposers Banned in New York City Currently, residential households are allowed to dispose of food waste using food waste disposers (FWDs), also known as garbage grinders. However, Food Waste Disposers are not allowed to be installed or used in commercial establishments (i.e., restaurants) or institutional uses (i.e., hospitals, universities, etc.). Commercial Food

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

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