Every restaurant in the city should be required to use a grease recovery device (GRD) instead of or in conjunction with their existing grease traps. All the oils from cooking are currently going down the drain and into the city’s sewer system. Millions of dollars are spent each year removing these oils and repairing the damage created by the oils.
Some of these GRD systems remove nearly 100% of the oil that would other wise go down the drain. The oil recovered in this manner is generally 95% free of any water and can easily be turned into bio-diesel. It would make sense to collect the oils before entering the sewer system and use them to make bio-diesel for use by the city.
In order to alleviate the cost of these GRD systems for the restaurant the city could offer a phase in of the requirements or offer some tax incentives for making the transition.
Every restaurant in the city should be required to use a grease recovery device (GRD) instead of or in conjunction with their existing grease traps. All the oils from cooking are currently going down the drain and into the city’s sewer system. Millions of dollars are spent each year removing these oils and repairing the damage created by the oils.
Some of these GRD systems remove nearly 100% of the oil that would other wise go down the drain. The oil recovered in this manner is generally 95% free of any water and can easily be turned into bio-diesel. It would make sense to collect the oils before entering the sewer system and use them to make bio-diesel for use by the city.
In order to alleviate the cost of these GRD systems for the restaurant the city could offer a phase in of the requirements or offer some tax incentives for making the transition.