Keep cooking grease and oil out of your kitchen drain.

When grease is poured down sinks it can solidify and cause sewer backups into houses or onto streets. The result is a greasy, smelly mess of pollutants entering storm drains, creeks, and the Russian River. It harms wildlife both on land and in water and is expensive to clean up! 

    How do I responsibly dispose of Greases and Other Common Pollutants?

 ·       Never pour fats, oil, or grease down drains, even if you have a garbage disposal.

 ·       Pour cooking oil and grease into a sealable container with an absorbent such as paper garbage and discard with your other garbage.

 ·       Use food strainers in kitchen sinks to catch food particles and scrape leftover food waste into the garbage or compost container instead of the garbage disposal.