Holiday meals rich in fats are not just bad for the body. Oils, grease and fats that end up in the kitchen sink are also bad for the City's sewer system.

When fat, oil, or grease is poured down the drain, even in a liquid form, it sticks to the inside of the pipes under your house or out in the street. Over time, these deposits will build up, eventually clogging the sewer line.

Soaps and detergents that claim to dissolve grease will not stop the grease from depositing inside sewer lines. Putting grease down the garbage disposal will not help. Garbage disposals only shred food into smaller pieces. These bits and pieces of food from the garbage disposal can combine with the grease to cause the sewer line to clog even sooner.

If the sewer lines in your house clog, it can be expensive and messy to have the clog removed. If the fats, oils and grease make it out to the City's sewer main, these deposits will increase the costs to maintain the City's sewers, which increases sewer rates for all customers.
It is easy to put your sink on a fat free diet! Here are three simple things you can do to drastically reduce the amount of fat, oil and grease that goes down your drain.

• Pour grease and fat into a container and let it cool and solidify.
• Then place it in the trash. Scrape grease and food scraps into the trash
• Never pour fat, oil, or grease down the drain or into your garbage disposal