Whether your business involves ball games, crowds, or both, chances are you’re going to have to buy more than just cracker jacks: you’re going to have to make sure that your food venues that produce wastewater meet the requirements of your municipality and county. For most places in the US (and almost everywhere in New England), this means having grease traps installed. This blog is designed to go over the requirements of grease traps for entertainment or sport venues where food vendors operate under special circumstances.
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Grease traps serve a critical role in your county’s infrastructure, by removing grease and other oils from your sinks and drains before it hits the public sewer systems and ultimately the wastewater treatment plants. Because of this, businesses and facilities that produce this kind of grease waste need to be regulated, and part of that is mandated grease traps. If you’re not sure if your business meets these requirements, review the blog below as the first step to getting some answers. 
When your restaurant is busy, it’s easy to forget details like maintenance, especially something as out-of-sight, out-of-mind as a grease trap hidden in a backroom or a grease interceptor beneath the pavement out back. However, it’s at these peak seasons for your restaurant that your grease trap is at most risk – when it’s filling faster and not being monitored. Failure to keep this equipment ready for your busiest time can cause serious business-stopping issues from sewer overflow to health and safety violations. Time to get ready. 
This post celebrates the second year of Grease Traps in the news, your one-stop-shop for all grease-trap related news, from all parts of the US and beyond. As always, we’re highlighting the various issues that can arise around grease traps, from failing to meet health, business, and sewer regulations to the importance of regular maintenance and servicing and what failing to do these things can cost you. This time around, we’re covering everything from grease traps flooding residential neighborhoods to better sewers through the power of science (but not in the way you think). 
There’s a reason the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) mandates that all municipalities in the US have policies to control the Fats, Oils, Grease, and food Solids (
If you’ve been paying attention to the news, you may have seen a recent article with a familiar word if you read our monthly blog: fatberg. In this story, covered by various news sources (our favorite was 
It’s already been a year of the “In the News” series, where we look and highlight various grease trap related news located in and around the United States. As always, we’re highlighting the various issues that can arise around grease traps, from failing to meet regulation and regular maintenance to grease trap safety and legislation. This time around, we’re covering the importance of certified maintenance, the “Uber for grease traps,” and a new UK association to help prevent fatbergs from forming. 
Here at Food Grease Trappers, we take our dedication to green practices and the environment seriously – after all, our entire industry is based around preserving the environment of both people and nature by prevent sewer overflows (both controlled and not) and keeping your kitchen and its pipes clean. We recycle all that humanly possible when it comes to both yellow grease (waste vegetable oil) and brown grease (FOGS pulled from traps). For those who want to learn a little more: this blog it for you! 
The only thing worse than an overflowing grease trap is an overflowing grease trap that’s been poorly installed. A bad install can complicate every aspect of a grease trap or interceptor, from being able to know when it needs service, to breakdowns of the trap, to difficult or impossible to service due to awkward placement or conflicting machinery. Today we’ll look at three of the major issues you should look at before installing your grease trap to avoid troubles down the line. 