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Proper Grease Trap Cleaning Keeps Your Commercial Kitchen Running Smoothly Keeping your grease interceptor properly maintained prevents a myriad of issues in commercial kitchens, from unpleasant odors to shut-downs and even fines. It’s estimated that across the United States, millions of dollars are spent each year on unclogging sewer pipes from fats, oils and grease […]

Delaware Beach Town Recommends Grease Trap Ordinance A stormwater study in Rehoboth Beach Delaware uncovered cross-contamination with a sewer line on Rehoboth Avenue. It also found Wilmington Avenue stormwater filters are breeding grounds for bacteria. The report is Phase III of stormwater sampling conducted by City contractor GHD, an international engineering firm. Stormwater testing was

Rhode Island School’s Cafeteria Manager Resigns Over Grease Trap Maintenance In a candid letter announcing her resignation, the School’s Food Service Manager for a K-12 school in Rhode Island raised issues of sanitation, questionable food handling practices, a faulty grease trap and under-staffing in the school’s lunch program. The letter did not give an effective

California Restaurant’s Lack of Grease Interceptor Causing Sewer Spills Got grease? According to a Sanitary District in California, a chain restaurant does. The sanitary district board of directors, which oversees trash and sewer services, held a special hearing morning to address sewer overflows from the restaurant. The board ordered the restaurant to flush out its

Commercial Garbage Disposal Bans In California Impact Restaurants Ben Bate got some bad news when he was working on remodeling his building to open a restaurant. The City of Mountain View informed him — seven months after he took possession of the property, that the building’s grease trap needed updating. Digging out the carport and

Catering Association Urges Fighting FOG With Commercial Disposal Alternative The Catering Equipment Suppliers Association (CESA) is aiming to come to the foodservice industry’s aid over the continuing confusion about what equipment can and can’t be used to manage fats, oil and grease (FOG). The association points out that, while there is no law stating that

Massachusetts Businesses Face Fines For Lack of Grease Trap Cleaning More than 70 percent of businesses, organizations and facilities in Plymouth Massachusetts that prepare food are not in compliance with state regulations that require grease traps be pumped and cleaned at least once a year. The Plymouth Director of Public Health delivers the data with

Texas Councilman Caught In Grease Trap Ordinance Enforcement A City Council in Texas heard a report regarding local business compliance with City ordinances, specifically the required installation of backflow prevention devices and the operation of grease traps. The report stated the monthly inspections of grease traps installed in local restaurants, schools, and establishments that provide