GREASE TRAP TECHNOLOGY has remained virtually unchanged since the first patent was issued to Nathaniel Whiting in 1884. It wouldn’t be until many years later that standards would be adopted to ...

Grease traps are devices connected to the water drainage systems of restaurants that collect grease from sinks and mop basins, preventing it from entering the main drain pipe. This helps to prevent ...

The New York City Department of Environmental Protection cites grease as a major cause of back-ups in its 6,000 miles of sewers lines. The back-ups can lead to sewage entering homes and businesses, ...

Why is it so important to keep grease from entering the drain? It all has to do with how grease breaks down once it’s in your pipes. The fats from grease bond together with other discarded fats and ...

Every night, an employee at Eda Johnson’s new restaurant in the Stadium District dons a mask and heads downstairs to a storage room with a clipboard and a pen. The mission is to scrape the gunk out of ...