Fat, Oil and Grease Disposal at Home

What you can do to prevent clogs and spills

The best way to discard of fat, oil and grease at home is to:

• Pour them into a metal can
• Let the can cool
• Throw it in the garbage

Where does grease come from?
Meat fats Lard Cooking oil Food scraps Baking goods	Shortening Sauces Dairy products Butter and margarine

Grease Do's	Grease Don'ts
Put oil and grease in covered collection container to be discarded in the garbage. Scrape food scraps from dishes into trash cans and garbage bags and dispose of properly. Cover kitchen sink with catch basket and empty into garbage can as needed.	Put fat, oil, grease, or food products down the sink drain.