Fats, Oils and Grease (FOG)

What is FOG?

FOG stands for "Fats, Oils and Grease" and is found in your kitchen or garage. Most FOG comes from the grease and oils we use when cooking at home or at restaurants. But FOG can also come from oils and lubricants machines discharge into floor drains.

Many of the foods we eat contain FOG; meats, sauces, salad dressings, deep-fried dishes, cookies, pastries, butter and many others. Food scraps that we wash down the drain contribute to the fats, oils and grease in the City's sewer lines.

Grease build-up in the sewer system can block sewer pipes, interfere with the normal operation of the City's wastewater treatment system and cause sewer spills.