The environmental and lifestyle benefits of putting it down the sink.

Unlike popular belief, food waste disposal units are an efficient, economical, environmentally friendly and hygienic way to dispose of foodwaste. The following points illustrate our point:

Water Usage

• Food waste disposers are NOT water guzzlers. Unlike other household appliances such as dishwashers and washing machines, food waste disposal units use very little water
• An independent study determined that food waste disposers use less than 6 Litres a day. This is a fraction of the daily average household water consuption
• In fact the average water consumption of an food waste disposer is the equivalent to 0.1 washes of a 4.5 star washing machine
• A 4 minute shower uses as much as an food waste disposer would in 11 days

Greenhouse Emissions from Food Waste Disposer Operation

• The household average daily power consumption of an food waste disposers is equivalent to the operation of an 60W light globe for 9.7 minutes or an LCD TV for three minutes
• A recent life cycle analysis showed an food waste disposers combined with a waste treatment plan was the cheapest option for disposing of food scraps and gave off the lowest emissions
• Using an food waste disposers to dispose of food scraps gives off less greenhouse gases than putting the scraps in landfill

Impact on Sewerage System

• A half-century of international studies indicate food waste disposers do not overload or place pressure on the sewerage system
• The greatest contribution to wastewater discharge from an average household is from the bath / shower (33%), followed by the toilet (31%) and laundry (23%). These are significantly greater than that from the average food waste disposer (1%)
• The connection of one household unit to the sewer system is equivalent to about 110 additional food waste disposer units

Composting

• Composting is not the only environmentally friendly method to dispose of food scraps
• Food waste disposers can complement the compost pile. Certain items including meat, fish, and dairy products should not be composted due to health risks, but can be put down a disposer.
• Almost all food waste can be put down a disposal unit including bones, prawn and egg shells

Other Information

• A food waste disposer can dramatically reduce the volume of waste going as land-fill by up to 50%
• Food scraps attract attract pests like cockroaches, flies, ants, rats and mice. As food waste disposers dispose of food waste instantly, they reduce the likelihood of pests being attracted to the kitchen or garbage area
• Food waste disposers help avoid the issue of smelly bins, as all wet food waste is disposed of immediately and not left in a bin till collection day

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Many people are of the belief that food waste disposers are bad for the environment; when in fact this could not be further from the truth. Food waste disposers are great for the environment, and are a great way to start a compost pile for people who otherwise wouldn’t have the time or space to do so. This article aims to provide you with up to date information regarding the benefits of using a food waste disposer.

In addition to reducing household waste, a food waste disposer can reduce the amount of waste that goes as land-fill. Waste has become a major global issue and legally binding limits have been established for some countries on the amount of food waste that can be used as land-fill. A food waste disposer can reduce the volume of waste going as land-fill dramatically, by up to 50%. Life-cycle studies have identified major cost benefits from using the food waste disposer rather than land-fill methods alone.

Ground food waste channeled to a waste water treatment plant can create valuable fertilizer and generate energy by capturing methane gas.

Food waste disposers complement the compost pile. Composting is an environmentally-friendly way to use the space in yards to slowly break-down organic matter such as food waste. Composting with food waste is not an option for many people who have neither the necessary space nor the time to tend to a compost pile. Additionally, protein food waste such as meat, fish, dairy products and many cooked foods should not be put on a compost pile. The decay process is different from that of green waste and can produce harmful pathogens, noxious smells and be an obvious attractant for rodents and insects.

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