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How Rosslyn Hill Mining Solved Grease Trap Odours Without Chemicals

Rosslyn Hill Mining proved an alternative works. Their Paroo Station Lead Mine, an open-cut lead carbonate operation 900km north-west of Perth, replaced reactive grease-trap pump-outs with FOGZAP — a probiotic treatment that uses bacteria to digest fats, oils and grease (FOG) continuously, between site visits. Here is what changed, why an accidental staff changeover proved it works, and what it means for any operation maintaining infrastructure at distance.

  A blocked grease trap in the city is a phone call. The same grease trap 900km from the nearest contractor is a logistics project — mobilisation fees, dangerous-goods freight, and a long wait while the odour sits next to a dining hall. That distance penalty is the quiet, structural problem with remote-site maintenance. The […]