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Ewwwwwww, Seattle!

Dear Seattle, Please stop pouring grease and fat down your drains. It makes your sewers really, really gross. We know that nobody really expects a metropolitan area's sewer system to be an immaculately kept vision of cleanliness out of better homes and gardens, but when your sewers are backing up on a regular basis due to the collected bacon fat and ice cream residue you wash down the sink, it's time to rethink how you do the dishes. And maybe do some serious pondering on how much bacon you're consuming. Maybe? And if just the notion of the pipes beneath your home backing up and depositing sewer water into your home due to the fact that they're clogged with the remnants of years worth of discarded nachos and pork products, remember that this is only the first step in what could be an ongoing nightmare. Because when you have persistent fatty sewer backups, the sewer monsters can't be far behind.
You don't want sewer monsters, do you, Seattle?
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  • mosaicman

    Touch it with a stick, I dare you!!!!

  • Brenda Helverson

    As I understand it, many (if not all) restaurants have traps to catch the grease before it goes into the sewer system. However, it isn't clear to me if the resulting grease has any value, maybe as biofuel stock, or waste to be hauled away. Can anyone clarify?

  • Regis Lacher

    It should be usable as biodiesel, although it would have to be filtered and processed beforehand. There's an organization in San Diego that collects restaurant waste oil for conversion into biodiesel. Seattle could certainly use something similar.

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