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Old 06-14-2013, 07:47 AM
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Originally Posted by SemiMike View Post
I've seen two arguments here:

1. Don't put a lot of food waste down the insinkerator drain - it just contributes to overloading the water/sewage treatment system.

2. Put all your food waste down the insinkerator drain - it will end up as useful compost after treatment, and also not add to landfill overload.

Thoughts?
Seems to me the more you put into the drain, the more the likelihood of (eventually) gumming things up. We just "insinkerate" what we can't get rid of any other way.

One thing to keep in mind ... never put stringing veggies in there ... eg alfalfa sprouts, or whatever. It locks it up and won't drain which means you get to disassemble and clear it.