Garbage disposal unit are less common in Australia than in some countries like the USA. They are an electrical device in the sink that grinds food into tiny particles. This allows food scraps to be disposed of through the plumbing.
Food scraps are something of a problematic and controversial part of household waste. There is no universal consensus on the best way to dispose of this waste. It cannot be burnt to create energy, and when left to decompose it produces methane gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect and climate change. One proposal is to treat food scraps as liquid and discard them like sewerage. This is the principle behind the sink disposal units. Food waste that goes down the sink can be processed with the existing infrastructure already used for sewerage. This infrastructure can turn sewerage and food waste into biosolids while using the methane gas for energy production.
Our devices are designed to make waste disposal easier while also benefiting the environment. Some kitchen waste can be used as compost. Our devices minimize the space need for this. Other kitchen waste, like food scraps, can be disposed of through the sink with the aid of a kitchen sink food waste grinder machine. This allows the food waste to be disposed of with the sewerage.
