New Jersey Neat Freak Takes On a Dirty Job

Kurt Cortese loves things clean and he loves cleaning them. So, whether attending to his own home or servicing the grease trap at a client’s business, he’s in his element. “I’m very OCD about it,” he admits. His wife, Stephanie agrees. “Our house — you can literally eat from the floors. It’s immaculate.” The couple are the owners of Cortese Pump Services in Wayne, New Jersey. The company strictly focuses on grease work — pumping traps and interceptors and providing regulatory inspections.Customers are the beneficiary of Cortese’s meticulousness, as his cleaning process is very thorough, covering every part of the trap.