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2014 05:25:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Food waste – down the bin,
drain or in the soil? Thu, 20 Sep 2012 08:35:39 +0000 by Sahana
Singh  I have just discovered a new fact about America. Most
American households do not throw their kitchen waste in the
garbage bin; they throw it down their drains. An interesting
contraption installed under the kitchen sink called the garbage
disposal unit captures the food waste, shreds it into small
pieces (less than 2mm) after which it passes into the plumbing.
This is in contrast to cities in Asia where most water
authorities instruct the people to scrape off all food particles
from dishes and throw them in the garbage bin before washing the
dishes.  Food Wate Disposer Photo:  In the US, the rationale
behind allowing food waste to become a part of the wastewater
circuit is that it is a lesser evil than when it is a part of
the solid waste circuit. Car