Garbage Disposals: One Efficient, Affordable Response to Food Waste In a 2009 report, the EPA estimated that Americans generate 4.34 pounds of solid waste per person per day and collectively 243 million tons of solid waste per year. That is a yearly trash pile equal in weight to about 61,000 mid-size American automobiles. A […]
3 Signs Your Garbage Disposal Needs Maintenance
Does Your Garbage Disposal Need Maintenance? Garbage disposals have been around and in use since the 1930’s. Approximately half of U.S. households are equipped with this energy efficient and practical appliance. Food or food particles represent ten to twenty percent of household waste. For this and many other reasons, garbage disposals are popular and […]