1425 Foggy Reasoning

Got a flyer in the mail not long ago from the sewer folks. Seems there’s a new environmental hazard we need to worry about. At least it’s a hazard to the sewer pipe environment. It’s FOGs. F-O-G-s. Fats Oils and Greases.
Seems they clog pipes.
They quickly solidify and gunk up pipes within 25 feet of your home. They also create gases that can break down pipes, leading to expensive cleanup and repair. And, oh yeah, they also can cause sewage backups and mess up the machinery at the treatment plants.
They could have come up with a better name. FOG? FOG may seem thick to see through, but it’s thin. FOG is never gunky.
I prefer something like GLOGs. Gunky Lipids Oils and Greases. Lipid is another word for fats, so people would learn a new word when they used the acronym too.
FOGs, or GLOGS, include margarine butter and grease, but you’ll be surprised to note they also include gravies, salad dressings, mayonnaise and dairy products. The sewer people recommend you pour the GLOGs into a separate can, wrap that in plastic and put it in the garbage, then wipe your pan or dish with a paper towel and throw that into your organic recycle bin, or the trash.
Hmm. I try not to use paper towels because, you know, you cut down trees to make them. And I try to keep stuff out of the landfill that would otherwise biodegrade.
It’s so hard to be conscientiously environmental. Clogged pipes or dead trees? Gunky sewage machinery or eternal plastic-wrapped landfill lard.
So here’s a sticky question. If we eat gravy and salad dressing and mayonnaise, isn’t our waste matter a GLOG?
You’d hope the pipes and machinery are prepared to cope with that without pooping out.
America, ya gotta love it.