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Sources of FOGYou can put your kitchen sink on a fat-free diet by avoiding feeding it the following:

  • Food scraps
  • Meat fats
  • Lard
  • Cooking oil
  • Butter
  • Margarine

Feeding it too much fat, oil and grease can lead to the following problems:

  • Attracting insects and rodents
  • Property damage from sewage back-ups
  • Sewage overflows in streets or rivers
  • Unpleasant and expensive clean-ups