If you're planning to cook up a storm during the holidays, you might already be making plans for those leftovers. But have you thought about what you'll be doing with your excess cooking fats, oil and grease?
TUCSON, Ariz. — If you're planning to cook up a storm during the holidays, you might already be making plans for those leftovers.Pouring excess cooking liquids down your drain can cause an array of issues in your kitchen, including clogged pipes and costly plumbing issues. On top of that, the eventual buildup can also attract roaches or other pests.
Instead, Pima County is asking residents to save their excess cooking fats, oil and grease for the Grease Collection and Recycling Event, coming up on Saturday, Jan. 14: FOG should be stored in airtight containers for drop-offGrease and oils collected at the recycling event will be recycled into bio-diesel, according to the County—a better alternative to clogging your home pipes, or contributing to wider-spread sewage backups in the County's sewer system, which cost Pima County ratepayers more than $600,000 a collectively.FOG recycling does not accept motor oil or other hazardous waste material.Anne Simmons is a digital content producer for KGUN 9.
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