Garbage Disposals???

[Trek420]

Fingers

Hehehee..... sorry

OMG, that is always in the back of my mind. But disposals wear out and not only is compost great for a garden and the planet and so on but saves wear and tear on the disposal.

Growing up we composted. It just makes sense. We pay for produce including parts we don't eat,we pay to have the waste disposed of, then we pay for soil amendment and compost

It's best not to put any protein in, attracts critters.

I've replaced the plumbing here twice, snaked it out and replaced some pipes, then later the sink backed up and replaced plumbing to the outside, then the disposal died.

Since I'm remodeling ah heck, take the whole blasted thing out.

The people I bought from fried everything in lard I saw the pipes when the first plumber took them out.

I'd hate to see their arteries

[Tuckervill]

I have a brand new heavy duty Insinkerator brand disposal. It's no pansy. It can grind up anything, and I run it while I rinse the sink, thereby using the water twice (water is not an issue here...except for too much of it at present). It does say to avoid stringy vegetables, like celery. But do put the bones and eggshells in it. I don't compost because I don't garden, (ever since youth baseball took over my springs) and disposals are supposed to be eco-friendly.

I'm fascinated that sewer treatment facilities don't take into account garbage disposals....I really doubt it, having worked for a city water utility. At least where I live, I know they prepare for every eventuality. But isn't human waste just vegetables that went through prior processing?

Karen

[Trek420]

isn't human waste just vegetables that went through prior processing?

Karen

ewww LOL

[Zen]

But isn't human waste just vegetables that went through prior processing?

Not unless your vegetables contain E. coli O157:H7

[Tokie]

(a little hijack)Zen, how long are you going to make us keep watching that space? back to the disussion, I can personally attest that coffee grounds and any thin kind of peels (carrot,potato,apple etc) will not be properly liquified by the disposal and will go through and quite possibly glop up your drain and cost you a plumber's visit. Tokie

[Zen]

(a little hijack)Zen, how long are you going to make us keep watching that space?

about a week, keep watching!

[Blueberry]

They've outlawed garbage disposals in Raleigh, NC (plus, apparently they had already changed the regulations to say that you could only put soap and water down the pipes). Seems people 1) waste water and 2) put too much grease down them. Grease SHOULD NEVER go down a pipe.

Onions and pumpkin parts are particularly bad. Lemon peels are nice - they make the house smell good. Supposedly ice sharpens them too....

[sundial]

The only thing that ends up in my garbage disposal is the crumbs I dust off the plates before putting them in the dishwasher. I put most everything else in the garbage. Kali loves potato peelings so she gets to enjoy snacks when I'm in the kitchen. If you've ever had to clean a stopped up disposal, you'll not soon forget it.

[Trek420]

I have a brand new heavy duty Insinkerator brand disposal. It's no pansy.

ok, so, are you calling my disposal a wimp

I must defend the honor of my Legend Series Wasteking Insinkerator 9980

"of course, you know this means war"
~ bugs bunny

[SouthernBelle]

My brother the master plumber thinks garbage disposals are evil, though profitable. I don't have one since he plumbed my house.

[tulip]

My friend puts ice cubes in his disposal every week or so to break up whatever might be down there still.

I dislike disposals. I never had one before now, but my apartment that I've been in since August has one. My condo that I will move into in June does not.

I compost my fruit and veggie scraps--since I live in an apartment, I freeze them and bring them to a friend's house for composting. Yeah, I'm a compost geek, and proud of it.

[Zen]

Legend Series Wasteking Insinkerator 9980

You know a man came up with that name.

Wasteking ...