Trap the Grease
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In the
city of Tulsa, cooking grease is one of the major causes of
residential pipeline and City sewer blockages. The spilled sewage
eventually reaches Oklahoma streams and rivers, causing unsafe
conditions.
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By following a few simple steps, you can help prevent costly
sewage overflows in the future.
Step 1
All fats, oils and grease should be poured into a coffee can, or
other durable container, and disposed of in the trash can.not down
the drain.
Step
2
Dishes and pots that are coated with greasy leftovers, should be
wiped clean with a paper towel before washing or placing in
dishwasher. Toss the paper towel in the trash can.
Step 3
Scrape all scraps into the trash. Don't put any scraps in the
garbage disposal. Dispose of them in the trash can or compost.
Important Facts
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Cooking grease coats pipelines in a way similar to the way that
fatty foods clog human arteries. The grease clings to the inside of
the pipe, eventually causing complete blockage.
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Grease should NEVER be poured down the drain. Running hot water
and pouring detergent down the drain only break up grease
temporarily. As the grease moves through the pipe, it separates
from the water and begins to coat the pipe.
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Flushing grease down the toilet also causes sewer blockages.
Recycle waste cooking or frying oil at
these Tulsa M.e.t. locations:
6606 E. 81st
open 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. daily
3495 S. Sheridan
open 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. daily
3720 E. Admiral
Pl.
open 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. daily
12572 E. 21st
St.
open:
8 a.m. - 3 p.m. Mon.-Fri.
9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Sat.
Noon - 4 p.m. Sun.
1502 W. 51st St.
open:
9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Mon.-Sat.
12:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Sun.
or drop off at the next Household
Pollution Collection Event held each year in the spring and fall.
For more information, contact the M.e.t. at (918) 584-0584
Report Sewage Overflows
If you see, hear or smell something you think might be a sewer
overflow, report it immediately by calling (918) 669-6100. A
Customer Service employee and City crew is available 24 hours. Be
prepared to describe the location.
Frequent PACE businesses. Look for this decal:
PACE provides free prevention training, public outreach, and
technical assistance to those who have made the PACE pledge. PACE
is a voluntary program which recognizes those who go above and
beyond environmental regulations. Please visit our PACE webpage.
For more information on the Grease
Program for Businesses, contact (918) 591-4361 or email .
