We generate about four and a half pounds of trash per person, per day here in the U.S. 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® garbage disposal to keep food scraps out of landfills.
We know you're overwhelmed with information on the best way to protect your family and the environment, so we're continually researching, collecting data and learning about food waste and environmental infrastructure so that we can provide information that is easy to understand and actions that are easy to take.
Research shows garbage disposal use may benefit the environment by reducing the overall volume of waste taken to landfills.
In 2017, the U.S. generated a total of 268 million tons of municipal waste alone. Food scraps and food waste accounted for 15% of that. Composting and recycling programs took care of 2.1 million tons of food waste, which sounds like a lot until you hear 30.6 million tons went into the landfills.
That's the weight of 15 million cars, and just like cars, that food waste creates pollution. Each year, food waste is responsible for 18% of landfill methane emissions, or about 21 million tons of methane gas, equal to the emissions of 100 million cars. If food were a country, it would be the world's third-largest contributor to greenhouse gasses.
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Since food waste is 75% to 90% water, it is a significant contributor to landfill leachate—the toxic liquid that ‘leaches’ from a landfill as trash decomposes. Uncover the real cost of waste.
Since food waste is 75% to 90% water, it is a significant contributor to landfill leachate—the toxic liquid that ‘leaches’ from a landfill as trash decomposes. Uncover the real cost of waste.
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?
Beyond your home, do you know how InSinkErator® is making a difference one business at a time?
Beyond your home, do you know how InSinkErator® is making a difference one business at a time?
Learn how to responsibly dispose of food waste you can't compost.
Learn how to responsibly dispose of food waste you can't compost.
Quiet Series
Enjoy superior performance with advanced noise reduction, allowing you to hold a normal conversation in your kitchen while your garbage disposal is running.
Power Series
Power Series garbage disposals provide additional grind capability and horsepower, alleviating worries about what you are grinding and what is happening in your pipes.
Standard Series
If you’re looking for the standard in reliable garbage disposals, you’re here. Our high standards of durability are applied to every garbage disposal that leaves our door.
