Garbage Disposal Guide – How To Select The Right One

While a garbage disposal may not be the star fixture in your kitchen, such as a large, stainless steel refrigerator, it just might be its unsung hero. Disposals provide a great deal of convenience when cleaning up after a meal, and if you have ever cleaned up in a kitchen that doesn’t have one, you probably noticed its absence. Garbage disposals will also help to keep your kitchen and garbage areas from smelling bad by immediately disposing of food wastes. Putting less garbage into plastic garbage bags can also help reduce the amount of non-biodegradable plastic we are sending to landfills. Food waste that is run through a garbage disposal and sent to a waste water treatment facility doesn’t necessarily go to waste. Most waste water treatment plants will either convert food waste into energy or fertilizer, which is considerably better than being sent to a landfill.

Types of Garbage Disposals

There are two basic types of disposals to choose from. The most popular type is a continuous-feed garbage disposal. This is the type of disposal that we are all used to, it turns on when you flip a switch and you feed waste into it until you are finished, and then you turn it off.

The second type is called a batch-feed garbage disposal. This type offers an additional level of safety as it will only operate when a cover is placed over the disposal flange and is then turned to activate the garbage disposal. The primary benefit of this disposal type is that it will prevent people from putting their hands into the unit while it is activated, and also keeps small objects such as silverware from falling into the garbage disposal while it is running. Read the rest of this entry »

Waste Oil Disposal

Disposing of oil is a regulated activity in the UK due to its toxicity. It is classed as a hazardous waste under The Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005 and it is an offence to just pour it away down the drain or dispose of it like you would normal landfill.

If you produce or store hazardous waste anywhere in England or Wales you must register your premises every year, unless the quantity produced is less than 500kg each year.

Before disposal, oil should first be stored according to the Oil Storage Regulations. This includes waste engine oil, petrol, diesel, cooking oil, synthetic oils – most waste oils. Mineral-based waste oil is exempt from these rules in England, but you should still consider meeting the requirements to prevent water pollution. In Wales the Oil Storage Regulations do not apply, but you should still consider following them for ethical reasons. If oil from your site enters the ground then you could be fined and also have to pay for the cleanup.

You must keep records of all the hazardous waste you produce, and complete consignment notes whenever the waste is moved (more on this later). This applies even if you are exempt from registering as a hazardous waste producer.

How to Store Oil

A suitable container can include a tank, drum or bowser. It should be stored above ground, away from where vehicles can bump into it. The surface it is on should be impermeable, and away from drains or any other places where the oil could seep into the ground. Read the rest of this entry »

Toronto Waste Management Ideas And How They Help Communities

The city of Toronto and its neighboring areas have a garbage program that works for most people who live there. Toronto waste management is a program that finds various ways to handle garbage for residence and businesses. They also operate a recycling program that helps to combat the amount of garbage and waste that collects.

Markham recycle operates a program that works with homeowners and their blue bin waste. People are given blue bins to use for their bottles, plastic and cardboard. These bins are collected every week on the same day. People are encouraged to use them for different reasons. There are rules in place that help homeowners use the blue system.

Many garbage programs have rules about the amount of black garbage bags that are allowed on the curb. These bags are limited to encourage people to find other ways to dispose of their items. When a family usually uses a certain amount of bags a week, they may have to find ways to recycle their belongings and are encouraged to do so.

Another way that many communities are trying to promote the use of the recycling bins, is that pick up days for garbage have been changed. Instead of offering a weekly pick up route, people now have to wait two weeks before they receive a black bag pick up. That means homeowners have to be resourceful with their items so that it does not sit around and rot in the garage.

The waste management Richmond Hill area, uses the combination of the green and blue bins to eliminate needless garbage. The green bin is for all food related products which also includes paper towel and coffee filters. The green bins are available to hold many different kinds of bottles, cans and cardboard products. Read the rest of this entry »