Rendering companies or "grease recyclers" will accept oil, grease and other animal by products, including deep fry fat and bones, thereby turning a nuisance waste material into a beneficial product such as animal feeds.  There are many benefits to this approach.  They are listed below.

 

1.  Compliance - Rendering prevents grease from reaching the City sewer system and thereby helps restaurants maintain compliance.

 

2.  Cost Avoidance - The charge for pumping out a grease trap is considerably more than the service fee charged by a render.

 

3.  Economic Incentives - Renderers' service fees are low and often provided at no charge.  In some cases, rendering companies are willing to pay for restaurant oil and grease.

 

4.  Environmental Savings - Natural resources and energy are conserved through source reduction and recycling.  FOG recycling keeps these materials from clogging the CIty sewer lines, as well as from using valuable landfill space.