Neither are grease traps a catch-all solution, which is why he champions a three-pronged approach of using the right technology, educating the workers and maintaining the machine.

Regularly pumped grease traps and interceptors can also yield somewhat pure FOG, a valuable recyclable resource. FOG can be repurposed to produce fertilizers, soaps, animal feed, and cosmetics.

Tacoma's strict enforcement of grease-trap requirements for restaurants is creating problems for small business owners, who find the city's rules overly controlling, ambiguous and costly. Suppose ...

Grease trap rules vex Tacoma restaurant owners. Tacoma’s strict, expensive approach to a little-known environmental issue has led many in the local restaurant industry to wonder who the city ...

He decided the restaurant’s grease trap, which they also routinely cleaned, was insufficient and that he would issue a $5,000 fine every day until they installed a big, in-ground interceptor.