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Kitchen grease is a menace to sewer pipes. It's a common mistake:

Liquefied animal fats, greases and vegetable oils are often poured into drains, but they eventually solidify and clog pipes.

That causes sewer lines to back up and leads to manhole overflows and other sewer spills that threaten the environment.

You can help! Please do not dispose of cooking grease or other oils and greases down drains!  

Residential Customers

Food Service and Commercial Establishments

Videos

How to Be Grease Free            (small version)  

What is a Grease Inspector    (small version)  

Right-Click above links and 'Save As' onto your hard drive to view.  These video clips are in Windows format.  If you are unable to view them, click here. (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads link)

More information on protecting water quality:

• Mecklenburg County Water Quality Program
• North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
• North Carolina Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance (DPPEA): The Green Plan for the Food Service Industry

For more information about sewage overflows and how to prevent them, contact the City/County Customer Service at #311.

Residential Customers should: (back to top)

• Freeze animal fats in a can and dispose of in a trash receptacle
• Mix liquid vegetable fats with an absorbent material, such as cat litter or coffee grounds, and place in a lidded container and dispose of in a trash receptacle
• You can also recycle cooking oils and grease at the Mecklenburg County Recycling Centers.

See below information for more tips:

Grease Free Brochure  and Poster

Pollution Prevention Page

• Dispose of all fats, oils and greases in an approved recycling bin
• Where appropriate, acquire and maintain proper oil and grease removal equipment
• Educate staff on how to use removal equipment