Comments on: Garbage Disposals Bad for the Environment? http://www.paystolivegreen.com/2009/04/garbage-disposals-bad-for-the-environment/ Save Money By Going Green. Sun, 05 Sep 2010 12:24:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Make your own dirt « Travelling the road of discovery http://www.paystolivegreen.com/2009/04/garbage-disposals-bad-for-the-environment/#comment-75348 Make your own dirt « Travelling the road of discovery Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:19:26 +0000 http://www.paystolivegreen.com/?p=774#comment-75348 [...] – making it slick and easy to zip away food waste. Evidence suggests that using the disposal has deep environmental effects. Replace with an undersink composter or backyard composter to keep food waste out of the water. [...] [...] – making it slick and easy to zip away food waste. Evidence suggests that using the disposal has deep environmental effects. Replace with an undersink composter or backyard composter to keep food waste out of the water. [...]

]]> By: Make your own dirt « Travelling the road of discovery http://www.paystolivegreen.com/2009/04/garbage-disposals-bad-for-the-environment/#comment-75347 Make your own dirt « Travelling the road of discovery Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:19:26 +0000 http://www.paystolivegreen.com/?p=774#comment-75347 [...] – making it slick and easy to zip away food waste. Evidence suggests that using the disposal has deep environmental effects. Replace with an undersink composter or backyard composter to keep food waste out of the water. [...] [...] – making it slick and easy to zip away food waste. Evidence suggests that using the disposal has deep environmental effects. Replace with an undersink composter or backyard composter to keep food waste out of the water. [...]

]]> By: becks23 http://www.paystolivegreen.com/2009/04/garbage-disposals-bad-for-the-environment/#comment-11912 becks23 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:26:02 +0000 http://www.paystolivegreen.com/?p=774#comment-11912 Well this is quite interesting even thought here in panama and Central America we don’t used to have this kind of artifacts so that’s great, I always been seen this kind artifacts in movies and also when I was living in the US, and believe me that almost every single house over there have one of it at least in the area that I was living. I never thought that this artifact will affect so much the earth and if it’s do it well people will stop use this, here in Panama we are not used to have this kind of artifacts and we are well without then so is not an indispensable tool for the kitchen. Well this is quite interesting even thought here in panama and Central America we don’t used to have this kind of artifacts so that’s great, I always been seen this kind artifacts in movies and also when I was living in the US, and believe me that almost every single house over there have one of it at least in the area that I was living. I never thought that this artifact will affect so much the earth and if it’s do it well people will stop use this, here in Panama we are not used to have this kind of artifacts and we are well without then so is not an indispensable tool for the kitchen.

]]> By: Pays to Live Green http://www.paystolivegreen.com/2009/04/garbage-disposals-bad-for-the-environment/#comment-11845 Pays to Live Green Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:23:46 +0000 http://www.paystolivegreen.com/?p=774#comment-11845 That is a great point Erin. It would make it far easier to recycle food waste for those who live in an apartment or don't have an area for a composting bin. Cities in my area currently make their own compost from leaves collected from home owners, why not also collect food scraps? They could sell the compost and generate more revenue. That is a great point Erin. It would make it far easier to recycle food waste for those who live in an apartment or don’t have an area for a composting bin. Cities in my area currently make their own compost from leaves collected from home owners, why not also collect food scraps? They could sell the compost and generate more revenue.

]]> By: Erin aka Conscious Shopper http://www.paystolivegreen.com/2009/04/garbage-disposals-bad-for-the-environment/#comment-11842 Erin aka Conscious Shopper Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:09:19 +0000 http://www.paystolivegreen.com/?p=774#comment-11842 The garbage disposal company's mention of biosolids as a plus for garbage disposals made me think of the chapter in Garbageland about waste water treatment and biosolids. According to that book, the fertilizer made from biosolids contains some toxic chemicals (because of industrial waste mixing with the water and people pouring toxic chemicals down the drain). So the fertilizer cannot be used on any plants that we eat, and I'm not sure it's a good idea to use it on anything. I do use a garbage disposal, but I'm planning on getting a worm bin going soon. But really, I think the solution is that cities should collect food waste like they collect recycling, and the food waste should be put through an anaerobic composter that collects the methane gas to use for energy while producing good quality fertilizer. The garbage disposal company’s mention of biosolids as a plus for garbage disposals made me think of the chapter in Garbageland about waste water treatment and biosolids. According to that book, the fertilizer made from biosolids contains some toxic chemicals (because of industrial waste mixing with the water and people pouring toxic chemicals down the drain). So the fertilizer cannot be used on any plants that we eat, and I’m not sure it’s a good idea to use it on anything.

I do use a garbage disposal, but I’m planning on getting a worm bin going soon. But really, I think the solution is that cities should collect food waste like they collect recycling, and the food waste should be put through an anaerobic composter that collects the methane gas to use for energy while producing good quality fertilizer.

]]> By: Jules @ Money Feuds http://www.paystolivegreen.com/2009/04/garbage-disposals-bad-for-the-environment/#comment-11818 Jules @ Money Feuds Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:17:19 +0000 http://www.paystolivegreen.com/?p=774#comment-11818 Interesting! My family never used the disposal growing up so I never thought to use it on my own. But my husband does use it every once in a while. Hadn't really thought about it's environmental impact, but I agree that composting would be a better bet for any food scraps that make it to the sink. Interesting! My family never used the disposal growing up so I never thought to use it on my own. But my husband does use it every once in a while. Hadn’t really thought about it’s environmental impact, but I agree that composting would be a better bet for any food scraps that make it to the sink.

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