Downstream of the Grease Trap: Where the Polymer Should Actually Sit
Dosing polymer into a grease trap creates a floating mat that blocks baffles and holds odour. Where the dose belongs, and what the mistake cost one site.
Grease Trap Pumping or Gel Dosing: Comparing Two Monthly Invoices
A steakhouse pays 480 dollars every six weeks to pump a 1,000-litre grease trap, and 90 dollars a month for enzyme dosing into the line. In the same building, 3.2 kilos of polymer a week goes into the food waste bins, about 55 dollars a month. Put the two line items side by side and someone in finan…
From Grease Trap Sludge to Stackable Solid Waste: A Practical Switch
Run the arithmetic on one pump-out before deciding anything. A 5,000 litre grease trap emptied at 92 percent water contains roughly 4,600 litres of liquid and 400 kg of solids, fat and food residue. The haulier charges by volume or by tonne, the tanker charges a call-out, and the receiving site char…
