Posted Nov 24, 2021, 2:43 pm
Even a small amount of fats, oils and grease clog pipes, sewer backups and other plumbing problems.
Grease in the drain can also attract roaches and other pests.
Pima County Regional Wastewater Reclamation engineers are using the holidays to remind people not to just wash it all down, but instead, to save it in an airtight container and bring it to the 17th annual Grease Collection and Recycling Event on Jan. 8.
This byproduct of holiday cooking can be dropped off at any of seven collection locations across Pima County that day from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The collected grease will be recycled into biodiesel, a cleaner-burning fuel than regular diesel.
The event is a partnership between Pima County, Grecycle, Jacobs Engineering, Pima Community College, O’Reilly Chevrolet, and the Town of Sahuarita.
The designated collection locations are:
For updates about this event, visit www.pima.gov/grease.
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