Happy Traps

When rinsing greasy dishes, do you think running hot water down the drain will keep grease from clogging your sewer pipes? Wrong. That just moves the problem down the line, where the grease congeals in the cooler pipes underground. Soon, your pipes could start looking like this! Do yourself—and your sewer—a favor: Can It! Scrape It! Trash It! (Photo: Arlington County Department of Environmental Services)