The holiday season is upon us, which means family recipes, full tables, and, often, fats, oils, and grease leftover from all the cooking. You can’t make Great Aunt Mabel’s famous casserole without Crisco, after all.
ReWa is reminding Greenville residents that these kitchen byproducts (known as FOG) can cool and harden inside pipes, causing blockages that lead to expensive repairs at home, backups in our sewer systems, and pollution in our waterways (reducing water quality + harming aquatic habitats).
Read: The Reedy River depends on all of us to do our part.
The fix is simple: Avoid pouring anything greasy into sinks or disposals. Instead, follow these three steps:
- Let the FOG (fat, oil, or grease) cool.
- Scrape it into a container.
- Seal the container and toss it in the trash.
(And don’t forget to wipe down pans before washing.)
Let’s protect GVL’s water by keeping our drains FOG-free this season.
