Giant solidified masses of fat, grease, and other waste threaten to clog sewer lines and cause huge spillages in cities ...

They’re chunky, sticky, and a sewer system’s worst nightmare. Solid masses of fats, oils, and grease called fatbergs can gum ...

In Victorian-era England and the growing U.S. cities, overflowing sinks and kitchen backups became common, prompting American inventor Nathaniel T. Whiting to patent a grease-trap design in 1884.

A new wastewater treatment system developed by RMIT University researchers could help prevent fatbergs—solid masses of fat, ...

GREASE TRAP TECHNOLOGY has remained virtually unchanged since the first patent was issued to Nathaniel Whiting in 1884. It wouldn’t be until many years later that standards would be adopted to ...

Grease traps, like the one that a 3-year-old fell into Monday in Rochester, present bigger hazards than just an unpleasant smell. Susan Gresh, owner of Biotech Drainline Services, explained that ...

Costs vary with the size of the trap and the frequency of pumping. On average, a routine grease trap pump-out for a mid-sized restaurant might range from a few hundred dollars per service.

Grease traps separate wastewater from the fats, oils, greases and solids created during food preparation. The sludge sinks to the bottom, and the water remains on top.

New York lawmakers have proposed legislation in response to the death of a 3-year-old boy in Rochester who fell into an underground grease collection tank.