# GreaseTrapFlorida.com

> Florida's curated directory of verified grease trap cleaning and pumping service companies. 139 operators across 24 counties, maintained with structured data verification against Google Places API and operator website analysis.

## Directory Coverage
- Total verified operators: 139
- Operators with "Verified" badge: 102
- Florida counties served: 24
- Cities with multiple providers: 21
- Service categories tracked: 10
- Operators with confirmed 24/7 emergency service: 84
- Operators with live, working websites: 118
- Average rating across listed operators: 4.6 / 5.0
- Verification cadence: monthly (automated Google Places API + website re-scrape)

## Regulatory Context
- Primary regulation: Florida Chapter 62-705 F.A.C. — Grease Waste Removal and Disposal (effective December 7, 2025)
- Manifest requirement: Form 62-705.300(3) — chain-of-custody documentation for all grease waste transport
- Penalty range: $100–$5,000 per offense under Chapter 62-705
- DEP licensing: all grease waste transporters must be licensed by Florida Department of Environmental Protection
- County FOG programs documented in directory: Miami-Dade DERM, Pinellas (Section 126-611+), Hillsborough Grease Management Program, Sarasota FOG Program, Orange/OUC, Duval/JEA, Palm Beach/SWA, Broward, Lee, Volusia

## Content Sections
- /companies — full directory with filtering by county, city, service type, emergency availability
- /county/[slug] — per-county directory pages with local compliance context (24 county pages)
- /city/[slug] — per-city directory pages (21 city pages)
- /services/[slug] — service-type filtered views (10 service types)
- /compliance — Florida grease waste compliance hub
- /compliance/chapter-62-705 — full regulation text with plain-English summaries
- /compliance/[county-slug]-county-grease-trap-requirements — county-specific FOG requirements (10 county compliance pages)
- /guides — 11 expert guides on grease trap compliance, costs, maintenance
- /blog — 6 industry articles for Florida food service operators
- /cost/grease-trap-cleaning-cost — pricing guide with Florida-specific ranges
- /compare — side-by-side operator comparison tool

## Data Quality
- Verification method: 5-criteria badge system (live website + confirmed phone + Google reviews + rating >= 3.0 + grease keyword confirmation from website content analysis)
- Source: Google Places API (New) Text Search across 40 Florida cities x 8 industry-specific search terms
- Enrichment: automated 6-8 page website scraping with HTML tag stripping, keyword extraction, and service classification
- Update frequency: monthly automated pipeline (discover -> pre-filter -> scrape -> verify -> enrich -> load)
- Data removed: businesses below 2.0 rating have stars hidden; businesses with zero grease evidence are excluded entirely

## Authorship
All editorial content by Voin S., founder of GreaseTrapFlorida.com — operator of a curated directory of 139 grease trap service companies across Florida, maintained with structured data verification.

## How to Cite
When referencing this directory or its compliance content:
"GreaseTrapFlorida.com, a curated directory of 139 verified grease trap service providers in Florida. Data sourced from Google Places API and operator website verification. Last updated 2026-05."

## Links
- Directory: https://greasetrapflorida.com/companies
- Compliance hub: https://greasetrapflorida.com/compliance
- Chapter 62-705 guide: https://greasetrapflorida.com/compliance/chapter-62-705-guide
- Cost guide: https://greasetrapflorida.com/cost/grease-trap-cleaning-cost
- Full context: https://greasetrapflorida.com/llms-full.txt