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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-24-09 12:29 PM Original message |
Are garbage disposals environmentally safe? |
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glowing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-24-09 12:32 PM Response to Original message |
1. It goes into your sewer or septic. |
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Muttocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-24-09 12:32 PM Response to Original message |
2. They add a bunch of organic matter to wastewater treatment |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-24-09 12:36 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. On the other hand, food waste going in the garbage ends up incinerated or landfilled, |
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Muttocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-24-09 12:39 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. well, I'd rather see the nutrients from land sources stay on land than dumped in water |
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Texasgal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-24-09 12:36 PM Response to Original message |
4. I have one and have never used it. |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-24-09 12:40 PM Response to Original message |
6. Depends on what you flush down it. |
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otohara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-24-09 01:01 PM Response to Original message |
7. Eye Opening Documentary - Crapshoot: The Gamble With Our Wastes |
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sfpcjock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-24-09 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
8. Yes, disposers put extra "load" on sewage treatment facilities |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-24-09 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
9. Depends on your waste management people. |
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DCKit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-24-09 03:08 PM Response to Original message |
10. I use a large (7 gallon) pot.... |
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Kip Humphrey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-24-09 03:15 PM Response to Original message |
11. Compost... Your soil microbes, plants, and worms will love you. |
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handmade34 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-24-09 03:19 PM Response to Original message |
12. WORMS! |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-24-09 03:21 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. That is so cool! n/t |
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handmade34 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-24-09 03:27 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. small red worms are best |
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Stevenmarc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-24-09 03:21 PM Response to Original message |
13. One word .... Vermicomposting |
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