1. Dublin City Council Fats Oils and Grease Programme Presented by Dublin City Council

2. Getting The Message Across Collate Information from Pilot Studies, Maintenance Records, Pollution Incidents, etc Communication With Representative Associations: (Licenced Vintners Assoc., Irish Hotels Federation, Restaurant Assoc of Ireland, RGDATA, Convenience Stores Assoc, Local Trader Groups) Prepare Information Leaflets/Photographs Put on Council Web Site/Newsletters

3. Types of FOG Management Equipment Traditional Passive Grease Trap (IS EN 1825 Parts 1 & 2) Retains FOG in Chamber Requires Pump Out Grease Retention Unit (PDI Standard – G101) Skims FOG into Container High Visibility for Maintenance

4. Additives Great Variety of Additives: Solvents, Chemicals, Bleach, Emulsifiers, Bacterial Currently No Regulation Exists to Cover Performance Efficacy of Additives Some Additives Can Work (Bacterial) but Some Do Not (Chemical/Emulsifiers) How Can the End User and the Regulator Have Confidence Additives Will Do What They Say On The Tin

5. Additives Similar Experience With Additives Found In All FOG Programmes Worldwide (Eg: Everett City, USA) Eventually DCC Drew up Testing Procedure for Bacterial Additives DCC Additive Policy is Similar to Harvard University, Everett City, etc

6. Dealing With Equipment Service Providers DCC Provide Details of SPs To FSEs to Assist Them Getting Started Compliance Consulting Approve all Design Proposals

7. Other Issues Annual Trade Effluent Licence Fee Charged to Each FSE Contract Cost to be Budget Neutral to DCC Inspectors are Designated “Authorised Officers” under WPA

8. Other Issues Successful Contract Outcome Requires Staff Information Flow Handled Electronically but Individual FSEs Require Follow-Up Judgement Required on Some FSEs