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Councils urged to promote food waste disposers

Councils urged to promote food waste disposers

18-07-2007

Councils are being urged not to overlook the value of food waste disposers as a method of tackling food waste, ahead of the publication of a major new study into their performance.

Worcestershire county council, which is one of the only councils to promote food waste disposers in the UK, claims that more councils should help householders to get rid of food waste down the sink to save money and reduce greenhouse gases.

Worcestershire and Herefordshire are the only councils in the UK to currently promote food waste disposers

Worcestershire and Herefordshire are the only councils in the UK to currently promote food waste disposers
The recommendation follows findings of the Environmental Impact Study of Food Waste Disposers, to be published soon by the County Surveyor's Society (CSS).

The report found that in-sink disposers were not only convenient and hygienic, but "costs less" and had a "better carbon footprint" than other food waste treatment routes including composting.

Speaking to letsrecycle.com yesterday, Worcestershire county council's project development officer Jeremy Howell-Thomas said: "The value of food waste disposers has been largely overlooked. We would like to see more councils taking advantage of food waste disposers especially as there is more emphasis on food waste in the new English waste strategy."

"Food waste disposers remove the need for new anaerobic digestion plants and the cost of ongoing food waste collections and could help if people are worried about alternate weekly collections of residual waste," he added.
Benefit

According to the Environmental Impact Study of Food Waste Disposers, which looks at a "Sink Your Waste" scheme in both Worcestershire and Herefordshire, disposers have the "benefit" of collecting meat-inclusive food waste using existing infrastructure without "entailing any regulatory bureaucracy."

This method could also save money on collection costs and provides an alternative for people who are not able to compost, it suggests.

If sewage is then treated through anaerobic digestion to produce biogas, as happens in Worcestershire, the study adds that food waste digesters could save over eleven times more carbon dioxide equivalent emissions than composting and cost water companies only 4% of how much it would cost councils to send it to landfill.

The synopsis said: "The carbon footprint of FWD feeding into a waste water treatment works with anaerobic digestion and electricity generation is competitive with separate collection of kitchen food waste delivered to centralised anaerobic digestion with combined heat and power and is significantly better than centralised composting."
Savings

In Worcestershire and Herefordshire the councils offer up to £80 cashback towards the cost of new food waste disposers and researchers found this could also be recovered through disposal savings in just 3 years and 4 months.

However, both Worcestershire county council and the SCC report admitted there were some barriers to introducing the digesters such as concern amongst water companies about blockages and a lack of awareness amongst the public about the benefits of the technology.

Mr Howell-Thomas said: "1,000 people have signed up for the cashback scheme in Worcestershire and Herefordshire which is relatively small but the rate is increasing all the time as more people become aware of the benefits."

In the SCC report synopsis, researchers added that water companies had concerns over blockages but claimed there was little basis for them.

It said: "Water companies are understandably concerned about changes that might adversely affect demands on water resources or that would increase sewer blockages but field trials in several countries have shown that food waste disposers do not affect water usage or accumulation in sewers significantly. Wastewater treatment works are designed to treat biodegradable material suspended in water, ie, similar to the output of a food waste disposer."

Last year, a manufacturer of food waste disposers claimed that the UK was "prejudiced" against food waste disposers because only 5% of the population used them compared to around 50% in the USA (see letsrecycle.com story) .

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Helping Owners Get Out of a Jam

RepairClinic.com Helps Garbage Disposer Owners Out of a Jam
Thursday February 15, 8:00 am ET

CANTON, Mich., Feb. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- This month, RepairClinic.com®, the online source of home appliance parts and repair advice, is peering down into the dark depths of garbage disposers. The RepairGuru® busts some myths that surround these common appliances, and provide some tips to keep them spinning and smelling fresh. First, a quick garbage disposer primer.

Garbage disposers are simple devices that all work on a similar principle. At the bottom of the unit is a flat plate on which rotating steel 'mashers' are mounted. These mashers work in conjunction with the serrated inside wall of the disposer to grind food waste up. When you switch the unit on, a motor inside the unit rotates the flat plate, forcing the mashers to swing toward the outside of the spinning plate, which grinds up waste so it can be flushed away.

The mashers themselves are not sharp and don't chop food into pieces. But a garbage disposer can easily jam if a foreign object falls inside, causing a masher to get lodged against the inside wall.

"You'll know it's jammed because there will often be a lot of noise as the object rattles around inside, followed by a deadly silence," says John Sowden, VP of technical services for RepairClinic.com and a former repair tech manager himself. "Most appliance repair technicians have rescued coins, bottle caps, jewelry and plastic bag ties from inside a garbage disposer. It's a good idea to keep small objects away from the sink."

Un-jamming a garbage disposer is very simple. First make sure the disposer is turned off, then clear out under the sink so that you have access to the bottom of the unit. Next, for most disposers, insert the wrench that was supplied with the unit (if you cannot find it, use a 1/4" Allen wrench) into the hole located at the center on the bottom of the garbage disposer. Turn the wrench in either direction until the loose object is free from the mashers and can be extracted.

In general, a little common sense goes a long way when it comes to garbage disposers.

    - Don't put fibrous vegetable waste into them.
   - Don't add too much food waste at once.
     Manageable portions are best.
   - Don't put ice cubes in them - these can stress
     the motor.
   - Always replace the black rubber splash guards
     if they are damaged or
     loose.
   - Use Disposer Care foam cleaner to eliminate
     leftover food, grease and odors from
     bacteria build-up.

While they do last for years, garbage disposers eventually wear out. According to Sowden, there are some warning signs to look for. "If your garbage disposer is taking longer than five seconds to clear the waste, it's probably time for a new one. Also, a sure sign of wear is a masher that no longer spins freely, or any wobbling of the flat plate at the bottom of the unit," he says.

When replacing a garbage disposer, Sowden recommends getting the best unit you can afford. "This is an appliance where you really do get what you pay for. The more expensive models grind food better, will last longer and are quieter."

Demystifying Food Waste Disposers

Separating Fact From Fiction: Demystifying Today's Food Waste Disposers
Tuesday December 12, 5:09 am ET

RACINE, Wis., Dec. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Food waste disposers are probably one of the most misunderstood and under appreciated kitchen appliances that exist today, according to Joe Farmerie, vice president of engineering at a leading disposer manufacturer. As a result, misconceptions about disposers abound, ranging from what foods can be ground in a disposer to whether to run hot or cold water when it's in use.

Approximately half of U.S. households own a food waste disposer and up to 62 percent use it at least six or seven times a day. However, residents often inherit their current disposer without receiving a manual that details how to use it or exactly how it works.

Food waste disposers,( such as SCRAPPY Food Waste Disposer - Ed.) do not use blades to grind food. Instead, food waste drops onto a spinning plate. Centrifugal force then pushes the waste against the edges of the disposal where it is shredded and passed into the plumbing system. Items like chicken bones, fruit rinds, potato peels and other tough foods that have a reputation for being "disposer unfriendly" actually can go into the food waste disposer, where they are essentially liquefied to flow into the pipes rather than accumulating in the kitchen's trash.

Farmerie notes that there are basic guidelines in getting the most out of
a disposer and useful tips to avoid common plumbing pitfalls like clogs and
jams.

-- Use cold water instead of hot water when using your disposer.
-- To maximize the grinding ability of the disposer, begin by turning on
the water in the sink and then gradually feed food waste into the
disposer.
-- Run cold water down the drain for 30 seconds before and after using
the disposer to flush the food waste through the plumbing system and
keep debris from settling in the pipes.
-- Do not put fibrous foods like artichokes, potato peels and celery into
a disposer.
-- Never put glass, plastic, metal or other non-food materials into a
food waste disposer as these materials can seriously damage the
disposer.
-- To give your disposer a fresh scent, try grinding lemons and other
citrus fruits.

Stuffed Stomachs, Stuffed Drains

Stuffed stomachs, stuffed drains
Plumbers say Thanksgiving and Christmas are their busiest times of the year.

We count on turkeys and tummies getting stuffed on Thanksgiving. But garbage disposers and kitchen drains?

"It has to do with people having company over, preparing lots of food and stuffing too much down the sink," says Steve Lee, owner of Lake Elmo-based Professional Drain Services.

The next-busiest holiday for drain-cleaning experts? Christmas.
"We call it the holiday rush," says Gina Lopez, office manager at Freddy's Reddy, a drain-cleaning service in Roseville.

As holiday dinners roll around, potato and apple peels, celery stalks, poultry skins or simply too much food gets stuffed down the kitchen drain. And then there are the bottle caps, utensils, toothpicks and paper towels that slip by. Although Kitchen disposers like SCRAPPY Food Waste Disposer are made for heavy duty work, a good rule is to use the disposer for "a small pile of scraps you can pick up with your hand, at a time". If a disposer shuts down, look for a small, red reset button under the sink and try turning the machine back on, she suggests.

Food disposal during the holidays gets tricky because it's one of the few times many families cook with a lot of unprepared foods, says Roto-Rooter's Ray VinZant.

Ray's Do's and don'ts for a clog-free holiday:
In the kitchen
• Never pour fats or cooking oils down a drain. Wipe grease from pots with paper towels and throw them in the trash.
• Never put poultry skins, celery or fruit and potato peels down the disposer. Put them in the trash or compost instead.
• Run cold water for 15 seconds before and after using the disposer to flush waste to the main sewer.
• Turn on the disposer when — rather than after — putting food scraps or leftovers into it.

Food Waste Disposer in the UK

Food Waste Disposer as Waste Management Option in UK

A manufacturer of food waste disposers – which allow householders to get rid of kitchen waste down the sink – has claimed ignorance and prejudice is holding the concept back as a waste management option in the UK.

Fact: Over 45% of American households use food waste disposers.
Fact: Only about 5% of UK homes have them installed".

While disposers are now used in almost half of American homes, only 5% of UK households use the systems. The company said a scheme offering £80 cashback to homes in Herefordshire and Worcestershire saw less than 1,000 homes taking up the offer.

As Defra reviews its long-term waste strategy for England (see letsrecycle.com), the company's managing director for Europe told letsrecycle.com why there was no mention of food waste disposers as a waste management option.

He said because they are not widely used in the country, the establishment does not understand food waste disposers, nor what they would be capable of achieving."There's a lot of prejudiced opinion – people don't know anything about waste disposers, and even if they are experts on the environment, as far as they are concerned how can it be true if they haven't heard about it?

"In many ways, the bible has been written: food waste must be composted, and composters rightly or wrongly see us as a threat," the company official said.

At a European level, officials suggested banning food waste disposers in 2001 because of fears of their impact on sewage processing infrastructure, with a ban eventually put on the table in proposals for a Biowaste Directive. The Directive itself has now been abandoned. The official said Europe's attempts to ban disposers had been based on a lack of information, and that in European cities where bans were proposed, research had backed the disposer systems and prevented bans being enacted.

It is estimated that around 20% of England's annual 30 million tonnes of household waste is made up of food waste. The official said it had taken 60 years for food waste disposers to reach 45-48% of North American households, and that in the UK "at best we'll see a 1% growth" from the current 5% market penetration.

Using a Disposer with a Septic Tank? - YES!

Maintain your septic system
By Ms. Builder
Special to The Clarion-Ledger

Q: We do not have public sewers on our street, so we have a septic tank. I would like to install a garbage disposer in the kitchen, but I have heard that they are bad for septic systems. Is this true? — Paula H.

A: This is not true and many homes with septic systems use garbage disposers everyday. Septic systems are not only used in rural areas. Many suburban streets in major cities have never had sewers installed. More than 25 million houses in the United States have septic tank systems.

Other than food waste with very high grease or fat content, using your garbage disposer should not cause problems. In fact, it may help the "good" bacteria base thrive in the septic tank to break down human wastes and other particles.
The worst problems are caused by household cleaners, anti-bacterial soaps, solvents, etc. that kill some of the beneficial bacteria in the septic tank. Without enough good bacteria, the entire septic system can become ineffective.

It helps to understand how a typical septic system works. There are two basic components — the tank and the drainfield. The tank, usually in the 750 to 1,500 gallon range (larger families require larger tanks), holds the waste.
In the tank, the bacteria begins the process of breaking down the liquid wastes and the tiny particles. The various components of the waste naturally separate in the septic tank. A small amount will sink to the bottom and this must be cleaned out on a regular basis.

If your septic tank is not operating properly, because of a poor bacteria base, a lot of waste particles begin to settle to the bottom and become sludge. As it fills with sludge, there is less room for liquids, so the problem rapidly worsens. A professional cleaning will be required.

The tank is connected to the drainfield with perforated pipe. These pipes are surrounded by gravel and soil. As the liquids leave the tank, they flow through the pipes and out into the gravel area. Here, more natural bacteria have time to slowly breakdown the rest of the wastes into harmless liquids.

Here are some basic tips to keep your septic system functioning properly. Don't flush solid items that take up space in the septic tank and reduce the water volume. These items include sanitary napkins, sand, cat litter, cigarette butts, etc.

Space out your water usage throughout the day. This reduces large flows of waste water into the tank that may force partially broken down wastes out into the drainfield pipes. A heavy load of particles can ruin your drainfield over time.

Minimize the amount of cooking grease that goes down the drain. Catch excessive fats and grease in jars and put it out in the trash. If you have wildlife in your area, put it outside and the animals will come to eat it.
It is important to have grass or some type of vegetation growing over the drainfield area. The bacteria near plant roots plus the soil aeration from the roots helps to thoroughly break down the wastes. Make sure the drain pipe from your gutters does not terminate in the drainfield area.

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