garbage disposal (apartments, rent, house)

[njgirl118]

why is it that so many homes in nj don't have garbage disposals? when i lived in 2 other states- everyone, even apartments, had garbage disposal systems

[NJGOAT]

Don't really know. Every place I've lived in NJ has had one. My parents never had one, but put one in when they remodeled the kitchen. My in-laws don't have one, but their house is a 100+ year old Victorian.

[bradykp]

i've always wanted one, but everyone i talk to talks me out of it. says nothing but PITA and needs fixing all the time. i say, probably cause people don't know how to use them properly.

[NJGOAT]

Originally Posted by bradykp

i've always wanted one, but everyone i talk to talks me out of it. says nothing but PITA and needs fixing all the time. i say, probably cause people don't know how to use them properly.

Very true. It's not like you can shove a chicken carcass in the damn thing and expect it to work. I know a lot of landlords who don't put them in homes they rent for this reason.

[BobKovacs]

Many towns don't allow them because they introduce additional material into the sewer system that needs to be processed. Many sewage treatment plants are already at or near capacity, so they don't want to be treating non-sewage material there.

[bradykp]

Originally Posted by BobKovacs

Many towns don't allow them because they introduce additional material into the sewer system that needs to be processed. Many sewage treatment plants are already at or near capacity, so they don't want to be treating non-sewage material there.

i compost most things people would put down one anyways. for the 2 of us, i barely produce a kitchen bag of garbage per week.

[Goldendoodle1969]

Originally Posted by bradykp

i compost most things people would put down one anyways. for the 2 of us, i barely produce a kitchen bag of garbage per week.

Wait until that kid comes

[bradykp]

Originally Posted by tdstyles

Wait until that kid comes

i know, i know. too bad diapers aren't compostable!

[joe moving]

never had any problems with it

i put beads or something in there as a child.. mom was pissed.

spoons fall down too sometimes and get chewed up.

we compost all non fat food matter(pretty much everything) but whatever tiny bits of food that end up in the drain go down the disposal.

i am a big fan of the counter top air actuated buttons.

[Informed Info]

Originally Posted by BobKovacs

Many towns don't allow them because they introduce additional material into the sewer system that needs to be processed. Many sewage treatment plants are already at or near capacity, so they don't want to be treating non-sewage material there.

How would a town know if you had one or not?

I could understand if you had a septic system...but's that's on the homeowner.

I'm just asking, no snark involved.