Dallas Urges Cooks Not to Dump Thanksgiving Turkey Grease Down the Drain

Casper reminds residents to keep grease, oils from sinks during holidays

CASPER, Wyo. — The City of Casper is reminding the community to keep fats, oils and grease out of drains to help prevent sewer backups as Thanksgiving nears. “With the extra cooking and baking that tends to happen during the holiday season, there are usually more FOGs to be disposed of.  Even small amounts of FOGs put into your drain can have a big impact on the health of your pipes,” Casper Wastewater Collection Manager Matt Wilhelms said in a …

Dallas urges cooks not to dump Thanksgiving turkey grease down the drain

Fats, oils & grease can cause plumbing problems for residents and eventually congeal into issues for the city's wastewater system too, Dallas Water Utilities said.