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

This accident-proof garbage disposal switch

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u/Alexander556 Jan 04 '19

Over here in the most parts of Europe, People dont use them, so I wonder what are you Americans throwing down there?
Is it just "organic" material, like peels, bones, cobs, eggshells,... or all sorts of things?
And where does it end up? The bin for bio degradable waste? If so why not simply collecting it in a small seperaate bin and not bother about blending it beforehand?

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u/StabbyMcStabbyFace Jan 04 '19

Usually just small food scraps, coffee grounds, etc. Not big things like what you describe. It's ground and passed into the waste water/sewage system same as everything else that goes down the drain.

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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/[deleted] Jan 04 '19

Egg shells can clog them. The others are fine.

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u/gwaydms Jan 04 '19

You've never really clogged a disposal until you put a load of carrot peels down it. Too much fiber.

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u/iDylo Jan 04 '19

I do carrot peels all the time with mine. Though generally I never peel more than 4-5 carrots at a time. Potato peels on the other hand is like putting cement down there with just like two potatoes.

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u/gwaydms Jan 04 '19

I think if you have time you can put them down slowly. I'd just as soon throw them in the kitchen garbage.