NEWARK – November 04, 2026 -- The Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission (PVSC) has selected Greasezilla to install a fats, oils and grease (FOG) separation and recovery system able to process up to 15 million gallons of hauled grease-trap waste a year, one of the largest such systems deployed in the United States.
PVSC picks Greasezilla after extensive review for Newark Bay plant
The system will be installed at PVSC's Newark Bay treatment facility. PVSC is designed for 330 million gallons per day (MGD) and averages roughly 226 MGD. It serves 48 municipalities across Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Passaic and Union counties in New Jersey. The utility said it ran an extensive review to find a high-volume solution for northern New Jersey's commercial FOG intake.
Steam boiler link removes need for a separate heating system
The Greasezilla unit will tie into PVSC's existing plant utilities through its Centralized Steam Boiler System. That integration eliminates the need for a supplementary heating system.
Technology splits grease-trap waste into water, solids and Brown Grease without chemicals
Greasezilla heats and separates raw grease-trap waste into water, pasteurized solids and low-moisture Brown Grease, without chemical polymers. FOG from commercial kitchens and food-service establishments causes sewer blockages, sanitary overflows and chronic equipment fouling for utilities.
The recovered Brown Grease is an advanced biofuel (ABF) feedstock that can be used to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel (RD).
PVSC Chief Operating Officer Tom Laustsen said the utility is "proactively safeguarding our regional conveyance infrastructure" while easing operational burdens and costs at the plant.
Utility project adds to Greasezilla's company-owned hub strategy
Greasezilla Executive Vice President Brian Levine said the project shows how major regional utilities can address FOG processing while recovering resources for renewable fuel production. The PVSC installation brings the technology into a major regional wastewater facility. It complements the company-owned regional processing hubs at the center of Greasezilla's nationwide rollout.