Hello crookedfingers-ga,
- This excerpt highlights a commercial situation:
"Foodservice operations produce food waste. And yet food-waste
disposers often are relegated to the bottom of the equipment list or
even dropped because of budgetary squeezes.
When considering whether to buy a disposal unit, an operator might
only consider the fact that it produces no income. Looking at the
other side of the coin, however, one sees that disposal units are
cost-effective, convenient, sanitary and environmentally friendly.
Appropriately sized disposal units can be located where needed, be it
at the scrapping (soiled dish) table, vegetable prep or pot sink area.
In addition, research shows that disposers are the most ecologically
sound method of eliminating biodegradable food waste."
"At Your Disposal" by Harry Stern, special to R&I Mar 15, 2000
http://www.rimag.com/006/ops.htm
- An excerpt from a manufacturer:
"Waste disposers ECOAMICO are the environmentally-friendly method of
disposing food waste.
They reduce and recycle waste by shredding and pulping the organic
food waste material into very small particles that are flushed down
the drain.
By using a food waste disposer ECOAMICO in the home, you improve the
sanitary conditions of the kitchen and waste storage areas.
Eliminating food waste through a disposer system, effectively removes
a major cause of insect and rodent infestation as well as bad odors."
ECOAMICO
http://www.argorubinetterie.com/12.htm
- Another excerpt from a manufacturer
"WHY DO PEOPLE BUY AND USE FOOD WASTE DISPOSERS?
-Improved Health and Sanitary Conditions for their Family.
By using a food waste disposer in the home, a homemaker immediately
improves the sanitary conditions of the kitchen and waste storage
areas. Eliminating food waste through a disposer system effectively
removes a major cause of insect and rodent infestation, as well as bad
odors.
-Environmental Concerns
Waste disposers are the environmentally-friendly method of disposing
of food waste. They reduce and recycle waste by shredding and pulping
the organic food waste material into very small particles that are
flushed down the drain."
"FAQ's about Anaheim Disposers"
http://216.239.39.100/search?q=cache:iiioUBAk-L8C:www.joneca.com/FAQS.htm+%22disposing+of+food+waste%22+environmentally+friendly&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
- A Scientific excerpt:
"compares all five systems on the basis of processing 100 kilograms of
food waste.
The five systems are;
- Food Waste Disposer plus a Publicly Owned Treatment Works (FWD/POTW)
- Municipal Solid Waste Collection/Land-filling (MSW
Collection/Land-filling)
- Municipal Solid Waste Collection/Composting (MSW
Collection/Land-filling)
- Municipal Solid Waste Collection/Waste to Energy (MSW
Collection/WTE; Incineration)
- Food Waste Disposer plus an On-Site (Septic) System (FWD/OSS)
CONCLUSION
Of the five alternative food waste systems measured, a food waste
disposer processing food waste through a publicly owned treatment
works has the lowest cost to the municipality; the least air emissions
especially greenhouse gases; converts the food WASTE to a RESOURCE
which may be recycled; and as a result overall is the most
environmentally friendly and sustainable option for recycling
non-edible food RESOURCES.
The food waste disposer is also the most convenient method of
disposing food waste and is most likely to be used as the vehicle for
source separation of food waste from the solid waste stream.
Other benefits of the Food Waste Disposer / Publicly Owned Treatment
works are;
- ENVIRONMENTAL
Environmentally, the disposer is the most convenient and most likely
to be used method to achieve source separation of the putrescible
waste from the solid waste stream. Typically, 75% of non-edible food
waste may be processed through a food waste disposer. Presently 37% of
the U.S household food waste goes to a POTW. Food waste is typically
70% water, therefore utilising a wastewater treatment plant is a more
natural method of processing this material than a method which
collects this water and HAULS it to a solid waste facility. Removing
the putrescible food waste at the kitchen sink and diverting it from
the solid waste stream also reduces disease causing vectors such as
flies, rodents etc., that are attracted to food waste.
- RECYCLE FOOD NUTRIENTS
Since human waste influent to wastewater treatment systems is carbon
limited (food carbon is exhaled by humans as carbon dioxide, enriching
the sewage in Nitrogen and Phosphorus), the addition of food waste
provides additional carbon to enhance the generation of biosolids. The
greater the amount of biosolids produced at the POTW, the greater the
amount of nutrients, nitrogen and phosphorus, that is assimilated into
the bio-mass, which is removed from the system as sludge and removed
from the effluent. When biosolids from the POTW, or septage processed
through a POTW is applied to the soil, this is a variable method of
recycling.
- This process is the most beneficial for retaining the food waste
nutrients in a form that can be recycled.
- HELPS LAND- FILLS
from A BRIEF SUMMARY AND INTERPRETATION OF KEY POINTS, FACTS AND
CONCLUSIONS FOR UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN STUDY:
LIFE CYCLE COMPARISON OF FIVE ENGINEERED SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING FOOD
WASTE By William.F.Strutz Staff Engineer IN-SINK-ERATOR APR 1998
http://216.239.39.100/search?q=cache:O6pP8q-8SokC:www.kverna.no/Norvar/doc/Wisconsin.doc+%22disposing+food%22+environmentally+friendly&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
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