Patrick Dunlap's List: New York City FOG

• DO place cooled cooking oil, poultry and meat fats in sealed non-recyclable containers and discard with your regular garbage.

• The following brochure, Cease the Grease   (Grease Disposal Tips to Help the City’s Environment), informs residents on how to properly dispose of used cooking oil:

    
   
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• Commercial Food Waste Disposers
• Read the 2008 Study
• Residential Food Waste Disposers
• Read the 1997 Study Executive Summary 

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• Through  implementation of Best Management  Practices (BMPs), these establishments should be able to significantly  reduce the amount of FOG that goes down their drains. This will minimize  back-ups and help business owners comply with the City’s requirements.   Please note that Food Waste Disposals are not  allowed for commercial establishments in New York City.

• The New York City Best Management Practices (BMPS) For Non-Residential  Direct and Indirect Dischargers of Grease to the Public Sewer System is  an excerpt from Title 15 of the Rules of the City of New York:

     

  New  York City Best Management Practices (BMPS) (PDF)  

   

  The following signs, which can be posted above sinks, can make FOG reduction  efforts more visible to employees:

     

  Vegetable/Fruit  Washing Only (PDF) 

   

  Hand  Washing Only (PDF)

   

  The following, mulitlingual posters can be posted above sinks  and floor drains to remind employees not to pour grease into drains:

     

  No  Grease (PDF)

   

  Wipe  It Out (PDF)
• These grease interceptors must be routinely cleaned to ensure   proper operation. (For more information see NYCDEP Sewer Use Regulations,   15 RCNY Chapter 19.)
• DEP enforces the City’s sewer use  regulations and may fine businesses that  are not in compliance. DEP routinely  sends inspectors to businesses to check  interceptors and make sure they are  correctly sized, properly installed,  maintained, and operating effectively.
• he maximum  penalty for not complying with the rules  is currently $10,000 per day, per violation.  To avoid the expense of such fines, install  the correctly sized unit and maintain it  properly.
• For information about the City’s Sewer  Use Regulations write to the address on  the back of this brochure, or contact us  on-line at www.nyc.gov/dep.

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