Τετάρτη 7 Ιανουαρίου 2009

Warning for disposal of fat in the drainage system

During the Christmas holidays, the british press published an article and several case studies concerning the impact of fat in the water as well as the drainage and waste system. The Guardian published anouncements from all the boroughs and counties of the United Kingdom gently requesting all the readers, not to thow away all their fat from the festive meals in the drainage system. Strange as it may seem, The Guardian states that 5 Milion liters of fat are disposed every year in river Thames alone. Cooked Fat, not only poisons the water. it is vital to pinpoint that a liter of fat can destroy millions of liters of water. Furthermore, the drainage - waste pipes get stuck and the circulation of waste is made impossible. Restoring the drainage and waste pipes of an entire city or area is a very hard and complex task to tuckle, let alone how expensive.

The obvious solution to this problem which is utilised thoughout many countries in the European Union, is collecting all the fat in plastic bottles or boxes and managing all that waste from specialised companies.