Permaculture Velocity | Homesteading Skills You Can Use

Jamming loads of potato peels into the garbage disposal is a holiday season rite of passage. Garbage disposals are a nice way to grind up food debris so that it flows down the drain lines to the septic tank or waste water lines. However, garbage disposals do not handle loads and loads of potato peels or other waste effectively—because they are not compost bins or rubbish bins. One time I unclogged a neighbor’s sink—pineapple skins were the culprit. My view is that we shouldn’t treat our drains whether in the bathroom or kitchen as rubbish bins. Save time and hassle by discarding organic debris in another way—compost bin outside or worm bin under the sink or if your area has a composting program. Garbage disposals are unnecessary and they encourage us to use our plumbing as part of a solid waste disposal system which it isn’t designed or intended to be. #allcitiesshouldhaveacompostingprogram Recommended reading: Lloyd Kahn’s The Septic Tank Owner’s Manual. Shelter Publications, 2017. Or start with the tons o