Invented. Designed. Assembled. All in America.
InSinkErator is proud to be the only manufacturer of garbage disposals who can say that. While our reach spans over 80 countries worldwide, we started out and plan to stay, right here.
Over 90 years ago John W. Hammes, an architect in Racine, WI, invented the first garbage disposal. From there sparked decades of innovation and a company that believed in the importance of keeping jobs in the United States.
InSinkErator manufactured garbage disposals for hospital ships during WWII. After the war, more than a dozen competitors burst on the scene, but InSinkErator remained the industry leader. During the 1950s, the company expanded its product line and entered the commercial foodservice market.
The InSinkErator headquarters and manufacturing plant are still in Racine today, including the a state-of-the-art, LEED designed headquarters and innovation center that opened in 2018.
