In addition to reducing household waste, a food waste disposer can reduce the amount of waste that goes as land-fill. Waste has become a major global issue and legally binding limits have been established for some countries on the amount of food waste that can be used as land-fill. A food waste disposer can reduce the volume of waste going as land-fill dramatically, by up to 50%. Life-cycle studies have identified major cost benefits from using the food waste disposer rather than land-fill methods alone.
Ground food waste channelled to a waste water treatment plant can create valuable
fertilizer and generate energy by capturing methane gas. Below is a growing
list of environmental studies in favor of food waste disposers. Click on each
study below to review.
Food waste disposers complement the compost pile. Composting is an environmentally-friendly
way to use the space in their yards to slowly break-down organic matter such
as food waste. Composting with food waste is not an option for many people who
have neither the necessary space nor the time to tend to a compost pile. Additionally,
protein food waste such as meat, fish, dairy products and many cooked foods should
not be put on a compost pile. The decay process is different from that of green
waste and can produce harmful pathogens, noxious smells and be an obvious attractant
for rodents and insects.
Additional Environmental Studies
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