Trash It. Don’t Flush It.
Fatbergs form when grease, wipes, and other stuff get flushed, clogging pipes and draining wallets.
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Why is it important to throw out used grease, cooking oil, and wet wipes properly?
- Cooking oil poured into kitchen drain clogs pipes in your home and city sewers.
- Clogged sewers can cause sewer backups into your home and flooding in your neighborhood.
- Wet wipes, because they do not break down, can damage equipment at wastewater resource recovery facilities.
- Working sewers help keep our waterways clean.
Did you know…
- New Your City has 7,500 miles of sewers that run beneath nearly every street.
- Sewers come in different shapes and sizes. Some are just 6 inches in diameter, while others can be as large as 17 feet wide and 6 feet high.
- Sewers are made primarily of concrete or brick.
- Sewers transport our used water and stormwater to one of NYC’s 14 wastewater resource recovery facilities.
What is the right way to dispose of used grease, cooking oil, and wet wipes?
- Pour cooled cooking oil and grease into a container, then seal and discard with your regular trash.
- Wipe used grease and cooking oil off pots and pans with paper towels before washing.
- Put wet wipes in the trash, not flushed down the toilet.
