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Kitchen grease is a menace to sewer pipes. It's a common mistake:

Liquefied animal fats, greases and vegetable oils are often poured into drains, but they eventually solidify and clog pipes.

That causes sewer lines to back up and leads to manhole overflows and other sewer spills that threaten the environment.  You can help! Don't pour cooking grease or other oils down drains!  

Residential Customers 
Multi-family / Apartment Customers
Food Service and Commercial Establishments

Videos (Currently offline)

• Mecklenburg County Water Quality Program
• North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
• North Carolina Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance (DPPEA): The Green Plan for the Food Service Industry

For more information about sewage overflows and how to prevent them, contact the City/County Customer Service at #311 or 704-336-7600.

Residential Customers should: (back to top)

Food Service and Commercial Establishments should: (back to top)

• Dispose of all fats, oils and greases in an approved recycling bin
• Where appropriate, acquire and maintain proper oil and grease removal equipment
• Educate staff on how to use removal equipment