Resources for food businesses

If fats, oils, greases (FOG) and leftover food go down your drains, they can become blocked. This causes problems for your business, your customers and the local community.

Wastewater from commercial kitchens such as restaurants, takeaways, hotels and pubs can contain fat, oil and grease (FOG), which pass into drains and sewers. When this happens, they cool, become hard and stick to the inside of waste pipes. This hard stuff can eventually block part, or all, of the pipe and can lead to sewage water backing up and flooding your business or your community.

We have created a number of resources that you can use to ensure your businesses stay blockage free: