Cooking oil poured into a drain clogs pipes in your home and city sewers. Clogged sewers cause sewage backups into your home and neighborhood. Clogged sewer pipes can release sewage into local waterways, harming the environment.
DON’T pour cooking oil or grease down the kitchen sink, toilet, or any other drain in your home.
DO pour cooled cooking oil and grease into a container, then seal and discard with your regular garbage.
Before washing pots, pans, and dishes:
DO wipe off oil and grease with a dry paper towel.
DO scrape leftover food into the trash.
For more information, please visit: nyc.gov/dep
Source: NYCHA
