St. Johns County FOG Recycling Project

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St. Johns CountyFOG Recycling Project
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What is FOG?

• FOG stands for
• Fats
• Oils
• Greases

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Where does FOG come from?

• Most FOG comes from
• FRIED FOODS

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Where does it go?

• If FOG goes down a sink drain, the first place it
  does harm is in the pipes in your home.
• FOG cools and becomes solid in your pipes and can
  cause a clog.

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But thats not all.

• Once FOG goes down the drain, it enters our sewer
  system and
• Clogs up sewer pipes
• Causes sewers to overflow
• Pollutes our land and waters

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What can I do?

• Make a FOG Catcher
• Youll need
• A grown-up
• A metal or glass container that wont melt or
  shatter

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Whenever food is fried

• Ask a grown-up to help you
• Let the grease cool to room temperature!
• Pour leftover grease into your FOG Catcher
• Wipe excess grease in pan with a paper towel and
  throw it in the trash
• Keep adding to your FOG Catcher until its full
• Take the FOG Catcher to your local Grease
  Recycling Drop Point.

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Grease Recycling Drop Points

• St. Johns County has 3 grease recycling drop
  points
• State Rd. 16 Fleet Maintenance
• Anastasia Island Wastewater Treatment Plant
• Tillman Ridge Landfill

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St. Johns County Recycled Grease Project

• After you drop off the grease from your FOG
  Catcher
• The recycling team will take it to a Biodiesel
  Plant.
• Thats where your grease will be turned into fuel
  for county cars and trucks.

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Its up to each one of us to keep FOG out of the
drains.Its better for our homes.Its better
for our planet.
Thank you from The St. Johns County Utilities
Pretreatment Department