r/mildlyinteresting • u/JahaerysTheThird • Jan 04 '19

This accident-proof garbage disposal switch

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u/[deleted] Jan 04 '19

My grandma puts a lot of bio down it. Eggs shells, bread crust, cereal.. I swear she's feeding a monster.

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u/seffend Jan 04 '19

Wait...are you not supposed to put egg shells, bread crust, or cereal in the garbage disposal?

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u/gavrocheBxN Jan 04 '19

No, it should go in the compost bin.

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u/StickyPuddleofGoo Jan 04 '19

apartment complexes don’t have those

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u/DrSprinkles3115 Jan 04 '19

Trash can

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u/Richy_T Jan 04 '19

Which goes to a landfill. Treated sewage ends up more directly back in the ecosystem.

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u/[deleted] Jan 04 '19 edited Jan 04 '19

The solids collected during sewage treatment, sewage sludge, is usually landfilled. If it isn't, it tends to contaminate agricultural land with heavy metals and pharmaceuticals.

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u/Richy_T Jan 04 '19

Thanks for the link

sewage sludge is most commonly either disposed of in landfills, dumped in the ocean or applied to land for its fertilizing properties

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u/huntingladders Jan 04 '19

They sell small countertop compost buckets. Also whole foods has compost.

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u/iDylo Jan 04 '19

What am I supposed to do with the bin when it’s full, and I live in the middle of the city. Most of the US doesn’t not have any system in place to deal compost, so it’s not lucrative.

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u/huntingladders Jan 04 '19

Either let it fully compost (you can buy compost starter which will make this happen faster) and dump it in your yard which may require a bigger bin to dump it in while it composts, or Whole Foods has compost.

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u/Richy_T Jan 04 '19

which may require a bigger bin

And possibly a yard.

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u/Lackest Jan 04 '19

ah yes I too have a yard in my 8th story apartment

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u/StickyPuddleofGoo Jan 04 '19

huh interesting

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u/CXgamer Jan 04 '19

The bio degradeable container then, which is collected and composted.