The City of Issaquah and local businesses have come to an agreement on how to deal with its fats, oils and grease ordinance.

After concerns were raised that restaurant waste was beginning to clog the city’s sewer system, causing higher chances for overflow, the city began working on a new ordinance focused on reducing how much of the fats make it into the system.

The city and businesses went back and forth on deciding what was fair. Originally, the ordinance would have banned food disposals in restaurants, but now the ordinance focuses on education about the disposals.

“I thought it was a good job on behalf of the city staff,” said council member Mark Mullet, who owns a restaurant in the city.