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How Can I Keep My Drains From Clogging?

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Reasons To Get A Garbage Disposal Unit For Your Home

 

West Covina Garbage DisposalAdding garbage disposal to your home adds a huge convenience to your life. there are several benefits from these small motorized units. Once you have disposal you will never want to live without one again.

One of the main benefits is convenience. When you are cooking and washing your hands, it is easy to drop crumbs into the sink. Instead of cleaning those crumbs out with your hands or wipe, simply use the sprayer and turn on the disposal. Not Every plate or bowl will be completely free of crumbs when emptying in the trashcan. Most people rely on the stopper to avoid food going down the sink, but that has to be emptied after every wash. Also, that one little step is hard to remember. Adding disposal will prevent unnecessary trashcan usage and smells. Food buildup can cause clogged drains that may need plumbing assistance. These expenses can be very high and inconvenient. Sitting around waiting for a plumber to show up during a 4-hour window takes time away from your family and work.

Another huge benefit of garbage disposal is cleanliness. Food backup within your sink can cause foul odors. Every time a piece of food goes down your pipes it can get stuck and cause other food to buildup on top of that. This is unsanitary and can cause food to mold. With disposal, a simple flip of a switch can prevent these problems from occurring. Garbage disposals also help with dishwasher drainage. Each time your dishwasher runs it drains through your sink. The disposal makes the process faster to avoid dirty water standing in your sink.

Installing a garbage disposal is very important to your kitchen. It prevents nasty smells from clogged drains and trashcan buildup. Disposals will save you time and money by preventing service calls. Are you looking to install a garbage disposal in your West Covina home? Call us at (626) 962-0885 and schedule a service call today!

Home Garbage Disposers: Trading Food Waste For Energy

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Did you know that on average, each household in the United States disposes of approximately one ton of food waste and scraps per year?  No matter how you dispose of this waste, have you ever wondered where it goes and how it can affect you, your family, and the environment?  What if we were to tell you that by disposing your food waste through your garbage disposer unit not only might save you money but is also a huge help to our environment; would you listen?  Well, it’s true!  If you’re thinking of throwing last week’s leftover lasagna in the trash, you might just want to reconsider.

Every day, leftover, and waste food scraps are thrown into the garbage and sent to landfills all around the world.  These scraps decompose and release a relatively potent greenhouse gas called methane.  Methane is a gas that contains an extremely high global warming potential.  When considering each household in the US, and the amount of food waste and scraps that each household disposes per year, this is a recipe for long-term disaster.  There is a way, however, to not only stop this gas from being released into the environment but to harness it to produce energy for local communities.

Since most food scraps are composed of approximately seventy percent (70%) water, it is extremely easy for home garbage disposer units to grind them up. This ground waste is then sent through your home plumbing and sewer system to your local waste-water treatment center instead of a local landfill where it can become hazardous to the environment.  Instead, at these local waste-water treatment centers, these food scraps are then harnessed to create renewable energy, water, and even soil or fertilizer! Thereby reducing the potential for global warming and helping the environment!

In the past, garbage disposer units were never considered a “green” product, since they still require water and energy to operate.  However, in a study conducted by PE International, a leader when it comes to the topic of sustainability, garbage disposers do utilize water and energy, but only use less than one percent (1%) of a household’s total intake, which totals on average, less than fifty (50) cents a year!

The bottom line is garbage disposer units are a much more efficient and much more sanitary way of disposing food scraps.  By using these disposer units you are not only helping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and helping to save the environment, but you are also saving your local city and/or community money.  Hence, a money-saving for taxpayers as well, which is you!   So get on board with this new wave of green technology and use your garbage disposer today!