Cooking oil and grease can cause problems when poured into toilets, sinks or other drains. Grease, cooking oil and fat solidify in pipes, leading to clogs. In your home's sewer pipes, this buildup can cause slow running drains, unpleasant odors and even sewer backups. In the city’s sewer lines, grease buildup can cause blockages that lead to sanitary sewer overflows that discharge raw sewage into streets, yards and creeks.
Food can cause the same problems if it enters your sewer pipes. Garbage disposals are convenient, but they are not trash cans. Scrape plates before washing, put a strainer in your sink and use your garbage disposal sparingly.
Protect your pipes by making sure that cooking oil, grease and food go into the trash, not your sink.
Food can cause the same problems if it enters your sewer pipes. Garbage disposals are convenient, but they are not trash cans. Scrape plates before washing, put a strainer in your sink and use your garbage disposal sparingly.
Protect your pipes by making sure that cooking oil, grease and food go into the trash, not your sink.
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