written by Team Webb
No, these are not a food group, but something the City of Edmond is very serious about.
“These few simple tips will help you avoid a sewer back-up in your home. Not only is a sewer back-up unpleasant and unsanitary, the clean up can cost thousands of dollars and your homeowner’s insurance may not cover the cost” said Public Information Officer, Ashleigh Clark.
Even though fats, oils and grease are a liquid at one point, they will eventually turn into a solid. If poured down your drains and stools, this gooey slimy solid will cling to pipe and sewer walls, which can cause back-up and overflows into your home. This gooey sludge can even back-up into the streets and streams.
Because the season of huge dinners is right around, the City of Edmond wants to caution citizens about disposing of their cooking fats, oils and grease.
Here’s a check-list of what to do with fats, oils, and grease:
Never pour grease down sinks or toilets.
The best way to deal with butter, shortening, lard, meat fat and oils is to use an empty tin food can to store it. Then freeze the grease to make it solid and throw it in the trash. If you put a lid on the can, you can reuse your plastic lid on another can to store the FOG.
Scrape fats, grease and food from plates and cooking utensils into the trash.
Use basket strainers in your sinks to catch food and empty them into the trash.
For more information call the City of Edmond’s Public Works department at 216-7770.
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