You probably don’t spend much time thinking about food waste, but as experts in food waste, we think about it a lot. Food waste is a big problem— In Australia over 5.3 million tonnes of food is wasted each year. Food waste sitting in landfill produces methane, a dangerous greenhouse gas that is a known contributor to climate change. In fact, methane is 21 times more dangerous than carbon dioxide. Not only a problem for the planet food waste is becoming a big problem for consumers with council bin collection changing from weekly to fortnightly. While there’s no single solution for reducing the world’s waste, even the little things we do can have an important impact on the environment—like using an InSinkErator® food waste disposer to keep your food scraps out of landfills.
Watch how food waste disposers divert food waste from landfill and help save the planet!
On average, the energy used to run a food waste disposer is approx $3.50 per year and uses on average approx. 1% of household waster. When a community of 30,000 households grinds food waste in a disposal instead of sending it to landfills, it has the same positive effect on greenhouse gas emissions as planting 31,435 trees; diverted to biogas production, it could create enough electricity to power 322 homes.
Over the past 80 years, InSinkErator has kept 80 million tonnes of food scraps out of landfills. Less food waste decomposing into methane gas and fueling climate change means a better environment for all of us. Using an InSinkErator food waste disposer to grind your food scraps is a small action you can take that can have a big impact on your kitchen, community and the environment.
Food waste disposers complement composting efforts by providing a responsible way to dispose of food scraps that can’t be composted, such as meat, bones, and dairy. Disposers are also a year-round solution for disposing of food scraps for people in colder climates who can’t compost in Winter and provide a solution for multi-level apartment living where composting is limited.
Want to know how you can reduce the negative impact of food waste on the environment?
Want to know how you can reduce the negative impact of food waste on the environment?
You know that little things can add up to big changes. It’s why you compost. But did you know that composting and food waste disposers share a common enemy?
You know that little things can add up to big changes. It’s why you compost. But did you know that composting and food waste disposers share a common enemy?
