HOW DO GREASE TRAPS WORK & WHY DO I NEED ONE?

The most commonly searched query about grease traps is not where to buy a grease trap, or where to turn to get a grease trap cleaned or serviced, but rather ‘how does a grease trap work?’. While this statistic may sound surprising to those in the know about grease traps, it reveals the lack of awareness that still surrounds them, despite grease traps having been used to protect responsible commercial kitchens and caterers around the world for over a century. This lack of awareness, even among many industry professionals is reflected in the sheer number of UK restaurants and commercial caterers, with no form of grease trap or other grease removal equipment in place on their sites at all - despite the associated risks of blockages, fines, foul odours, flooding, infestations, additional costs & even site closures or prosecution for sites without sufficient grease removal equipment. In fact, a 2017 water authority inspection of local restaurants in London found that over 90% had inadequate or no grease removal equipment in place. A similar inspection in Brighton in 2016 produced similar results, with over 90% of restaurants again having inadequate or no grease removal equipment in place.

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