2. Agenda
• Introduction
• The ‘Hot-Spots’
• The Problems
• The Law
• CBio
• The Solutions
3. Introduction
• 100,000’s FOG related blockages in the UK,
costing £80m p.a. to clear
• Serious environmental consequences
• Majority are caused by commercial catering
establishments – 400,000 in the UK
• Law requires them to deal with their FOG –
few do
6. The Law
• Building Regulations – PtH1 para 2.21
• Water Industry Act 1991
• Environmental Protection Act 1990 – Duty of Care
• Environmental Protection Act 1990 - Statutory
Nuisance
• Animal By-Products Regulations EC - 1774/2002
(ABPR)
• Building Act 1984
• Food Safety Act 1990
• Bathing Water Regulations 2008
7. The Solution
These all have a role to play
• Training
• Management
• Interception
• Active
• Passive
• Treatment
• Biological
• Chemical
• Enforcement
• By Management
• By You
8. Training & Management
There’s one simple message:
“DON’T PUT IT DOWN THE DRAIN!”
• Clarity
• Consistency
• Ownership
• Assigned Responsibilities
• Issues
• Management Understanding
• Staff Turnover
• Staff Motivation
• Time
• Management Reinforcement
9. Interception
• ACTIVE – point of source grease/food separation and collection
• Examples – GB GRU, Fatstrippa, Grease Shield, Grease Guardian, Big Dipper, Food strainers
PRO’s CON’s
Can be highly effective – 95% efficiency Expensive
Minimal staff maintenance – 1-2 min/day
Difficult Installation (gravity discharge
dish washers)
Doesn’t hold grease long enough to cause smells Unsympathetic if you forget to service
Unsympathetic if you forget to service Requires daily staff maintenance
10. Interception
• PASSIVE – designed to separate grease and hold it until emptied
• Includes small under-counter traps from 5lt to large under-ground traps of 5,000 lts
PRO’s CON’s
Cheap Unhygienic if not cleaned regularly
Simple Rarely emptied as often as they should be
Many suppliers / installers Smells / floods
Work well if correctly sized Expensive contractor required to clean properly
Rarely correctly sized – space restrictions.
Needs minimum residence time.
11. Treatment
• BIOLOGICAL – bacteria / enzymes used to digest FOG in the drainline
• Can be used in small drains, pump stations, sewer lines and treatment works
PRO’s CON’s
Cheap Requires regular top-ups
Simple installation
Can struggle if incorrectly located /
short residence time.
Easily maintained On-going maintenance/fluid cost
Works well if correctly located and in the
right environment
Enzymes – ‘single-use’ product
‘Fit & Forget’
Bacteria – Continued effect after dosing
12. Treatment
• CHEMICAL – chemicals used to breakdown FOG in the drainline
• Can be used in small drains, pump stations, sewer lines and treatment works
PRO’s CON’s
Cheap Frequently uses hazardous chemicals
Simple application Can damage downstream assets
Easily maintained
FOG recombines after initial
breakdown
‘Single-use’ product
Reactive application
13. about CBIO
• Independent Grease Management Company
trading for 21 years.
• North East based with nationwide coverage
• Specialises in commercial FOG management
services.
• Recognises that Food, Oil & Grease (FOG)
pose an increasing economic and regulatory
burden on the UK’s water companies.
15. our range
Biological grease management systems, available for any type of system
Automatic, non-mechanical point of source grease separator
Internal / external standard fat traps
Biological ‘Pump Station Conditioner’
Nationwide installation, maintenance and emptying service
17. GreaseBeta GRU
Features & Benefits
• Automatically removes 95% of
waste oil
• Traps food particles
• Easy to maintain
• Reliable – no moving parts
Service requirements
• Daily by staff
• 6M by CBIO engineer
18. McD’s Oakwood Leeds
• Oakwood, Leeds GRU
Trial (1 month)
• Key Facts:
– Removed 78 ltrs of FOG
– Removed 208 ltrs of wet
food solid waste
20. GreaseBeta GRU - Results
The Site:
• Medium sized food led pub
• Producing c.1,400 covers/week
The Unit:
• GRU 2 installed on trial in January 2012
The Trial:
• Waste food and oil collected for a 5 day period in March during which
the site was relatively quiet.
The Results:
• Over 7kg of food waste and at least 5lt of waste oil was collected.
• This represents over 1 ton of waste food and oil collected p.a.
• FOG levels in the outlet measured at <4ppm
The Conclusions:
• An average kitchen produces at least:
• 7g food waste/cover
• 5ml oil waste/cover
• GB GRU reduced the BOD load on the STP by c.50%
21. GreaseBeta Strainer
• GB Strainer is a stand alone food solids
strainer.
• Easily installed beneath the potwash and
rinse sinks.
• Simple slide out catch basket, capable of
collecting in excess of 1,000kg of food
waste p.a.
• Can be used in conjunction with GB BIO &
up-stream of GB GRU.
• Cannot be by-passed by the operator and
does not restrict sink discharge flow rates.
The GB Strainer removes all food waste,
a key component of FOG related issues
23. GreaseBeta Trap
• The GB Trap is a full range of internal fat traps
5lt – 200lt volume
• Each trap comes with an in-built solid strainer
• Works in conjunction with GB BIO units to minimise
grease build-up inside the unit
• The GB Clean service ensures that any trap can be
emptied as often as is required
• CBIO can specify and supply large (c. 5,000 lt) out-door
GRP underground, 2 or 3 stage grease separators.
CBIO can also arrange for the civil engineering work to
be undertaken if required
24. GreaseBeta BIO
Advantages
• Compact pump easy to install and maintain
battery operated
• Utilises entirely natural biological fluid and
processes
• Complete digestion (no disposal costs)
• Fully maintained service available
• Unlimited pump guarantee providing CBIO
fluid in use (third party damage not covered)
NB - When used with an existing grease trap
will significantly reduce the required desludge
frequency.
25. GreaseBeta Aer8
• GB Aer8 is a biological Pump Station Conditioner.
• The system doses a range of bacteria, macro and
micro nutrients into the sump and also injects 240
lt/min of air into the effluent.
– This converts the septic sump into an aerated
bioreactor.
• The unit requires a mains power source and
access to the pump station itself, all usually
available via the control kiosk.
The GB Aer8 eliminates pump station
odours, fat blockages and septicity
26. GreaseBeta Clean
• Grease management equipment will only perform
consistently if it is looked after.
– All GB units can be installed, serviced and maintained by the in-house
service engineers.
– This includes fat trap emptying as part of a regular service regime.
– All waste collected is fully traceable to an official waste collection site.
– All maintenance and service visits are pro-actively managed by our
experienced administration team.