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Deciding whether or not to install a grease trap is a no brainer. Not only do grease traps prevent costly repairs from drains clogged with fats, oils and greases (FOGs), they also help ensure compliance with local ordinances.

Modern grease traps have changed little from the original passive gravity separator, invented by Nathanial Whiting in the late 1800s.

We've all been guilty of pouring a pan of grease down the drain before. "One time won't hurt anything," we tell ourselves (for the fifth time). Luckily, restaurants and other establishments are restricted from doing the same thing, and an increasing number of codes and fines are ensuring their adherence.

Over time, the FOGs in restaurant traps and interceptors will rot into brown grease. Brown grease has a completely unbearable odor, but even worse, this waste takes a horrible toll on the environment.