A food waste disposer is a modern kitchen appliance. It offers a new way to manage food waste in the modern home. It is installed under the kitchen sink and is attached to the drain. With a stream of cold water from the kitchen tap, the food waste disposer is turned on with the touch of a button. Within seconds, the disposer conveniently grinds food waste to fine particles that are flushed out of the grind chamber and into the septic or sewage system.

What Kind of Food Waste Can I Grind?
Most types of food waste can be easily ground using a food waste disposer, such as:

* Vegetable waste
* Meat and skin
* Bones
* Fish bones and scraps
* Egg shells
* Fruit peels and cores
* Rice
* Pasta
* Nuts
* Food waste disposers are not designed for waste such as paper, plastic, metal, or extremely fibrous food waste like long stalks of celery or corn husks.

Are Disposers Safe?
Waste disposers are built to rigorous standards on electrical and appliances. Contrary to what some may think, they do not have knives or blades…an assumed cause of safety concern.