[ADEQ Media] ADEQ Urges Proper Disposal of Turkey Grease Through Recycling Rather than Pouring it Down The Drain

Tue Nov 24 10:44:31 MST 2009

PHOENIX - (Nov. 24, 2009) - Don't listen to any of the traditional
gobbledygook when it comes to disposing of turkey grease after your
Thanksgiving Day feast.

Pouring the grease down the drain clogs the pipes of many homes along
with causing wastewater blockages and overflows in municipalities. There
are environmentally conscious alternatives to disposal that not only
protect wastewater infrastructure but can also help clean the air.

"Just say no to clogs and yes to turkey grease recycling," said Arizona
Department of Environmental Quality Director Benjamin H. Grumbles.
"Thankfully, more households, businesses, and communities are seeing
green by keeping fats, waste vegetable oils, and greases out of drains
and sewers and converting them into clean-burning biodiesel fuel easily
and cheaply."

Arizona offers several venues for grease collection that will ensure it
is used locally for the production of clean burning fuel.

The Town of Gilbert and Az Biodiesel group are partnering to collect the
grease through Monday, Dec. 7 at eight Gilbert fire stations located at
the following addresses: 215 N. Cooper Road, 2730 E. Williams Field
Road, 2855 E. Guadalupe Road, 1011 E. Guadalupe Road, 909 E. Ray Road,
3630 E. Germann Road, 1095 E. Germann Road and 3595 E. Warner Road.

In the Town of Cave Creek, Dynamite Biofuels Co-op is partnering with
Big Earl's Greasy Eats Restaurant, 6135 E. Cave Creek Road, and is
offering a bin for grease collection daily from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m.
Sunday through Thursday and 7 a.m. until 9 p.m. on Friday and Saturday
during the holiday season. 

In Tucson, the Tucson Clean Cities Coalition, Pima County Regional
Wastewater Reclamation Department and the recycling group Grecycle will
be sponsoring a grease disposal drive on Friday, Nov. 27 from 9 a.m.
until 1 p.m. at O'Reilly Chevrolet, 6160 E. Broadway; Pima County
Industrial Wastewater Control Plant, 5025 W. Ina Road; and the City of
Tucson Water Plant #2, 1102 W. Irvington Road.

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