As Britain faces the close of the first decade of
the new Millennium it faces a future of landfill
running out, recycling schemes, fortnightly waste
collection and increasing pressures on the country
to deal with waste the government want the UK
populace to recycle everything possible. Currently
Britain recycles glass, aluminium, cardboard, and
plastic; what about kitchen food waste?
With fortnightly waste collections by the time the
waste collectors come the food in the nation’s bins
is rotting, and this attracts insects and rodents,
especially in cities. Whilst people in the suburbs
can compost, if they have the time and space, most
house holds have no need to compost so much waste.
This means that the majority of house hold waste
sits around for two weeks before being moved to
landfill.
Since food waste makes up to 20% of house hold waste
food waste disposers are the perfect solution to cut
down household waste and help the environment. Not
only do food waste disposers reduce the amount of
rubbish going to land fill and reduce the likelihood
of rodents being attracted they also help the
generate biogas as water treatment planets can
generate the gas from sewage itself or through
Anaerobic digestion.
Another positive aspect of using a food disposal
unit is the fact councils will save £19 which could
be reflected in your council tax bill.
In certain areas of Britain the local authorities
are even supporting people using food waste
disposers by giving out grants for people to install
a food waste disposer. You can find out more here:
www.sinkyourwaste.co.uk.
