Is The Waste Disposer Harmful to The Environment?

Food garbage disposer is actually a relatively useful kitchen appliance. Many people may not have heard of it or know little about it. Some people will ask whether it is harmful to the environment. Now let us talk about whether the home garbage disposal will cause environmental pollution and other related issues.

 

Will home garbage disposer cause environmental pollution?

 

Many people think that it is very unsanitary and not responsible to grind garbage and drain it directly into the drain. In fact, as long as it is through a formal sewage treatment system, installing a garbage disposal will not cause environmental pollution, instead it is actually beneficial to the environment.

 

In the current urban sewer system, all domestic sewage is subjected to centralized decontamination treatment. How is the sewage treated specifically? It is mainly decomposed by microorganisms. These organics are the strengths of microbial decomposition. As the conclusions of "Environmental and Economic Benefits and Loss of Food Waste Disposer Application", according to the design of the sewage treatment plant in Shanghai, even if the installation rate of kitchen waste disposer reaches 100%, It will not cause a significant burden on sewage treatment. Because of the unpopularity of household waste disposer, the organic content of general domestic sewage is not high, and the sewage treatment plant has obvious surplus capacity to treat these ground kitchen wastes and the sludge produced contains higher organic matter, which also has a positive effect on promoting the sludge biogas industry.

 

On the contrary, if these food-based domestic wastes are mixed with ordinary plastics, foams and other domestic wastes, it is really difficult to dispose of. Because they are mixed together, the treatment method is generally incineration or landfill. It not only produces great odor, but also needs relatively large place for burning or landfill. And the amount of kitchen waste generated every day is very large, so it is very difficult to deal with.

 

So, installing a food waste disposer not only will not pollute the environment, on the contrary, it will even benefit for the environment. This is why some other countries encourage and promote the installation of food waste processors. In China, some places have begun to explore some corresponding encouraging policies. For example, in the "Green Building Action Implementation Plan", it is mentioned that kitchen waste disposal system need to be equipped in green buildings.

 

The benefits to installing home garbage disposal

 

It can reduce the harm of bacteria and mosquitoes. We all know that garbage can breed bacteria after being stored for a long time, and it is also easy to attract mosquitoes. Especially in summer, when the temperature rises, the garbage can easily rot and cause foul smells. Using a garbage disposer, these kitchen wastes can be quickly cleaned up, and quickly flushed into the sewers. There is no need to worry about the harassment of mosquitoes and bacteria, and the safety of food and the health of family members are guaranteed. So, it is very beneficial for the environment protection.