New regulations for grease traps at restaurants were unveiled Friday outside senator Tim Kennedy’s office in South Buffalo. The proposed legislation will enhance the safety laws for grease traps ...

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New York lawmakers have proposed legislation in response to the death of a 3-year-old boy in Rochester who fell into an underground grease collection tank. The child fell through a plastic cover into ...

The New York City Department of Environmental Protection cites grease as a major cause of back-ups in its 6,000 miles of sewers lines. The back-ups can lead to sewage entering homes and businesses, ...

The state plumbing code already requires small grease traps to catch grease from sink drains, and fume hoods above the cooking area also catch grease, but Mettler said high volumes of fat combined ...

BLOOMINGTONNational fast-food chains such as McDonald\'s are well-versed in the proper disposal of grease, which makes sense considering the amounts of fat used in each restaurant."The average store ...

Tacoma's strict enforcement of grease-trap requirements for restaurants is creating problems for small business owners, who find the city's rules overly controlling, ambiguous and costly. Suppose the ...