- Fats, Oils and Greases, found in every home in the world, FOGs are a part of every cultures typical cooking ingredients, they include animal fats, vegetable oils, and greases used when preparing food. They are sticky substances which unless disposed of thoughtfully will ultimately create an obstruction in the sewer, wastewater treatment plants and public landfills.
- A primary cause of water pollution, FOGs can block sewers causing overflows, clog septic systems resulting in septic failures and leach into groundwater from landfills. Billions of dollars are spent by countries, governments and cities around the world each year to clean and treat FOGs in sewers and to clean up after they cause an overflow.
- Often an afterthought, the vast bulk of FOGs enter the sewer system via 10’s of millions of homes pouring seemingly insignificant quantities of FOGs down the kitchen sink. For those people that are pouring FOGs into separate containers and putting them in the garbage, they may be surprised to learn that FOGs often can, and do cause severe groundwater contamination once they reach the landfill.
- Generated by restaurants, food processing facilities, and households. Restaurants and food processing facilities have special equipment installed in their sewer pipes to prevent FOGs from entering the waste water sewer lines, households do not.
- FOGs not only block municipal sewer lines, but they can cause problems for your home plumbing as well.
- When poured down the kitchen sink, FOGs can block pipes in your home resulting in water backups and even overflows inside of your home.
- For households that use septic tanks, FOGs can cause septic failure, resulting in untreated sewage flowing out of the septic drain field. Untreated sewage is a public safety and health hazard containing disease causing microorganisms.
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- FOGs contaminate sewers, water treatment plants and landfills. They must be absorbed by a non-leaching absorbent prior to disposal to prevent this contamination.
- As the leading cause of sewer overflows, FOGs are responsible for billions of gallons of untreated wastewater and raw sewage being released into the environment every year. If improperly landfilled, FOGs can also leach into and contaminate groundwater.
- Untreated wastewater and raw sewage contain human waste, industrial waste, toxic materials and debris. This water pollution can result in the destruction of fish, wildlife, and aquatic life habitats.
- FOGs are not only a nuisance to your home plumbing and a contaminant to your local environment, but they are also a hazard to the community. Billions of dollars of tax payers’ money is spent treating contaminated water and the subsequent damage it causes the environment.
- Untreated wastewater and raw sewage overflows from FOG blockages are considered a threat to public health. This runoff contains viruses, bacteria and other diseases which threaten the safety of drinking water supplies, fish and shellfish for human consumption, and recreational waterways for swimming and boating.
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