The Benefits and Proper Uses of Commercial Food Waste Disposers

When consumers don’t clean their plates completely, there are only a couple of ways to dispose of food waste. One of those ways is with a commercial food waste disposer. Commercial food waste disposers are efficient, easy-to-use and environmentally sound.

The people at InSinkErator have put together some great information on how to properly use a disposer, the differences between commercial and residential food waste disposers and the benefits of using a commercial food waste disposer.

Proper Disposer Use

• Turn on disposer before feeding food waste gradually into disposer.
• After grinding is complete, turn off disposer and let water run about 30 seconds to flush drain.
• Food waste items that SHOULD be placed in disposers include: fruits, vegetables, meat, poultry, dairy, breads, grains, bones and seafood.
• Food waste items that should NOT be placed in disposers include stringy and fibrous materials like: artichokes, pineapple tops, corn husks and oyster shells.
• Other common kitchen items that should NOT go into the disposer include: silverware, soda cans, glass, lids, plastic wrap, latex gloves and corrosive chemicals.

Commercial vs. Residential Disposers

Environmental Benefits to Commercial Food Waste Disposers

• Helps reduce: Truck emissions, landfill methane emissions, landfill leachate and water table contamination.
• Food waste can be recycled into renewable energy and fertilizers.
• Makes recycling easier by helping separate food waste from bottles, cans, plastics and paper.
• Some InSinkErator models can reduce waste by up to 85%.

If you’d like to learn more about commercial food waste disposers click here.