Grease , oil & sand Interceptors Some Non-Flushable Products Include: are required, as per Bylaw 547.  Flushable wipes, Under the By-law, it is mandatory for all  Paper towels, Commercial & Industrial establishments  Reinforced paper towels to install a grease trap (interceptor) on  Hygiene related products any fixture or drain that discharges  Household hazardous waste wastewater. This includes sinks for  Pharmaceuticals washing dishes, and drains serving  Fats, Oils & Grease cooking equipment and self-cleaning ex- Keep Fats, Oils, haust hoods. They also require any maintenance by the owner! Grease (FOG) & Wipes Out of the Drains! Flushable Wipes Creating Havoc!

Residents are asked to place used disinfectant or sanitary wipes in garbage containers and not to flush down toilets. Flushing wipes caus- es havoc with the Town of Oliver’s sewer sys- tem, plugging up gravity lines and pumps re- For more information or concerns, please sulting in additional maintenance. contact our Operations team located at 5971 Sawmill Road. With increased use of antiseptic wipes or simi- lar products it is important that these items are P: 250-485-6213 disposed of in your regular curbside gar- bage. Toilet paper is designed to disintegrate E: [email protected] into pulp and move easily through the process of sewage or septic treatment.

Residents should also avoid disposing of flushable wipes, paper towels, reinforced pa- per towels or hygiene related products down the toilet. These products can seriously affect the operations of sewer infrastructure by build- ing up, attracting other solid materials, clog- ging pipes and treatment plant equipment.

Even If the product says “flushable”, they are usually not!

FATS How to dispose of fats, oils & grease (FOG) OILS  Let small amounts of grease cool and harden, then discard it into the garbage GREASE  Wipe grease from pots and pans with a Keeping these out of our Sanitary paper towel before placing them in the Sewer System will keep mainte- sink or dishwasher nance and replacement costs Examples how pipes, sewer lift stations and other What can you do to help prevent down to our customers: equipment can be affected when FOG is introduced to the sanitary sewer system. sewer system blockages

Fats  Never pour grease down sink drains or Fats will turn solid at room temperature into toilets. and would include these examples; butter, shortening, margarine, peanut butter,  Install baskets/strainers into sink drains meat trimmings, uncooked poultry skin, dairy, cheeses, milk, cream, sour cream, ice cream. to catch food scraps and other solids.

Oils  The only things that are okay to flush down the toilet are Toilet paper, poo and Oils will turn liquid at room temperature pee and would include these examples; Vegetable oil, canola oil, olive oil, corn oil, salad dressings, cooking oils.

Grease Why keep these out of our drains?

Grease turns to liquid during cooking, but When fats, oils, and grease (FOG) are solidifies when cooled and would include washed down the sink or toilet into the these examples; plumbing system they cool, harden and stick Gravy, mayonnaise, melted meat fat bacon and to the inside of sewer pipes. Over time, the sausage, boiled poultry skin, salad dressing. grease will build up and can block the entire pipe – both on your property and on Town property.