The City of El Paso is making a concerted effort to tidy up the town, starting with the drains. A recent post on the City's official Facebook page calls on community members to be mindful of their waste disposal habits, particularly when it comes to cooking grease, that slippery culprit behind many a clogged pipe. The City's social media outreach is clear: recycle your cooking grease at Citizen Collection Stations without spending a dime.
"Let's keep our drains happy and our community clean!" as stated by the City of El Paso, reminding residents that, just bring your water bill and matching ID if you're throwing out trash other than recyclables. El Pasoans looking to offload recyclable items need not present any documentation. This free service is a bid to prevent the costly, messy business that follows a grease blockage, an issue far from trivial in the maintenance of urban sanitation systems.
To facilitate this grease-free initiative, El Paso has provided various drop-off locations for residents to easily dispose of their used cooking fats. In a move to encourage participation in this environmentally responsible practice, all the Citizen Collection Stations have been made accessible for grease recycling. The aim here is two-fold: to safeguard the integrity of plumbing networks and to promote recycling.
According to the City of El Paso, "it's FREE!" This highlights the accessibility and ease with which citizens can engage in this simple yet impactful act of environmental stewardship. By taking advantage of this service, residents play a direct role in keeping their surroundings clean and their infrastructure functioning smoothly without having to reach into their pockets.
