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Garbage disposable units.
That's really something the rest of the world should learn to use, they're an upgrade.
If you don't compost and you don't want your garbage to stink, they make sense to me. If you're using it properly, i.e. just putting food waste in it, it's going to decompose safely.
I use them more for taking care of the little bits of food that wash off my dishes when I have to clean them in the sink. Instead of grabbing all that gunk out of the sink and throwing it away (which is gross to do), I just let it go down the drain and grind it up in the disposal. EZPZ.
Its handy af, why not
It is bad for the water treatment plants or pipes if its overused. Only water should go down the drain. I can't imagine the comfort they provide makes up for their downsides.
only once have one clog, and stop the trash bag from having so much food stinking in it. The water could be a problem if you treatment plants aren't set up for it.
Am American... Have had several places over the years with garbage disposal units.
I absolutely abhor the things... Almost no one uses them properly so they put shit in them that should be going in the trash causing clogs and busted disposal units.
If my wife didn't insist on having one I absolutely would not have one in my house ever again.
My garbage can doesn’t get nearly as stinky now that I don’t have to throw much food waste in it.
You only have one garbage can?
I have several, including one in my kitchen, but I’m not sure how the number of trash cans in my house really changes the equation of “discarded chicken trimmings == really stinky trash can tomorrow”.
You don't have separate recycling? With recycling bins & separate food waste collection, our general waste wheelie bin takes ages to fill up...
We do, and most trash in my house ends up going in recycling. But there are still things that go in the regular trash that cannot be recycled. That is part of the problem actually. Because most things end up in the recycle bin, my regular trash bin takes 8-10 days to fill up. That is a lot of time for some raw chicken trimmings to just sit there making stank, especially so close to where I prepare my food.
I've found it helps if the bin isn't completely closed off so the trash can dry. But I take it out every couple days, regardless of how full it is
You have a street bin for organic waste?
Nope, but even if I’d did, shuttling all that waste directly from my kitchen to my curbside bin would be a lot more work than just sending it down the disposal.
See there's your problem.
i fail to see how this hypothetical organic waste bin is better than the garbage disposal
It's not hypothetical, it exists where I live.
It all goes to make compost which is sold for gardens, farms etc.
Very few places in the US have that infrastructure