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For many who operate deep fryers, there is a grease bin out behind the restaurant.  As frequent news articles have detailed, these are a target for thieves who want to use the oil to run diesel engines.  However, as these photographs show, there is another potential issue that comes with placing a grease bin outdoors.  The potential to be cited by the state department of environmental protection for water pollution. 

Probably the greatest potential problem that a restaurant grease bin presents is to pollute storm water runoff which leads to streams, rivers and lakes.  The pictures shown here were not staged, and many of the used oil bins are left open and uncovered.  In addition to the oil that is spilled around a grease bin, since oil is lighter than water, when the bin fills with rainwater, the oil begins flowing out and into the storm drains.  In some jurisdictions, strong rules are in place to restrict the potential for this type of pollution, and as is often the case with laws, we are all one good disaster from having a new set of rules imposed on us to deal with pollution from used vegetable oil.

Filta provides the FiltaBio service where the used oil is removed directly from the fryers and taken away from the restaurant.  This eliminates the need for a dirty, smelly, vermin attracting grease bin behind the restaurant.  It also eliminates the need to clean the area around the grease bin, which is a larger issue for restaurant operators who are leasing space or in planned developments with high standards for cleanliness.  The used oil that Filta removes is converted into bio-diesel and reduces the impact on the environment so that we all benefit.