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FOG stands for Fat, Oil and Grease. The City of Norman Sanitation Division is reminding residential customers they can take their old cooking oils, animal fats and meat grease to the Transfer Station to be recycled.
"This service is free and the best environmental alternative for FOG," said Debra Smith, environmental services coordinator for the Utilities Department.
Fats, oils and grease, when dumped into the sewer system eventually thicken and stick to the walls of the sewer pipes. As FOG builds up in the sewer pipes it chokes the flow and eventually clogs the pipe altogether. The Sewer Line Maintenance Division attributes about one emergency stoppage per month to the buildup of FOG.?
"This is the perfect time to remind people of this valuable program," Smith said. "With the holiday season comes a lot of extra holiday cooking. And, now you have a proper place to dispose of the used oils and grease that can come from turkey fryers and such."
The 300-gallon recycling unit is at the Sanitation Department's Transfer Station at 3901 S. Chautauqua Ave. and is free to residential customers 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
Director of Utilities Ken Komiske is extremely proud of the Environmental Division for their initiative to start the program and the Sanitation Division for their enthusiastic cooperation to house the program, officials said.
The FOG program is for residential customers and includes only cooking grade fats, oils and grease, not petroleum products. For more information, call 292-9731.
