Central Texas College Enactus has partnered with the City of Copperas Cove to help residents recycle their used cooking oil FREE through one central location.
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What is FOG?
FOG stands for Fats, Oils, and Grease. Examples of FOG include greasy foods scraps, pan drippings, cooking oil and shortening, fat from meat, dairy products, oily sauces and salad dressings.

What Happens when FOG is in the Sewer?
When FOG is poured down the drain at home or work, sewer blockages and overflows can occur. Sewer overflows spill raw sewage onto our streets and sidewalks, into storm drains leading to creeks and lakes.

Things Not to Flush
When you use your toilet, shower, washing machine or dishwasher; wastewater leaves your home through pipes that connect to the city sewer system. Many materials frequently flushed or poured down the drain can harm the pipes that connect to city sewers as well as the city sewer system. Every property owner connected to the city sewer system can be a potential contributor to sewer problems, and a potential victim of those problems. Putting the wrong things down the drain can damage the sewer system, cause sewer backups in your home, and sewer releases to the environment. Anyone who uses the city sewer system should be responsible for what they flush or pour down drains.

The only things you should ever flush down a toilet are toilet paper and Human Waste. Even though some products such as wipes and baby diapers claim to be flushable, they aren’t. Wet Wipes clog our sewers and damage our wastewater treatment plants. Nearly 90% of the material found in the sewer was not meant to be flushed. Areas where municipal pipes are old and small, flushed wipes can build up and create blockages as soon as they enter the sewer system.

Here is a list of some things to keep out of the toilet:
• disposable diapers
• tampons and tampon applicators
• sanitary napkins
• cotton balls and swabs
• mini or maxi pads
• condoms
• cleaning wipes of any kind
• facial tissue
• bandages and bandage wrappings
• automotive fluids
• paint, solvents, sealants, and thinners
• poisons and hazardous waste
• pet waste

Unused Medications
Never flush unused medications down the toilet. You can safely dispose of medications at our Police Department or take medications to an approved prescription drug take-back site or event.