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, ...

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 ...

Tacoma restaurant owners say the city’s rules on grease traps are costing them time and money, stifling development and discouraging culinary creativity. They want relief. The City Council, in what it ...