Willamette Week

What’s Better for the Planet: Using the Garbage Disposal to Handle Food Scraps, or the Green Bin?

The manual for my fancy new garbage disposal claims that letting it handle my food scraps is better for the planet than composting them. Surely this can’t be true—I love my green bin! —Matt G. Which ...
Lincoln Journal Star

EarthTalk: Composting better than garbage disposals for food waste

Dear EarthTalk: I was surprised to learn recently that some cities, including New York, have outlawed kitchen-sink garbage disposals. I would have thought these machines were Earth-friendly. What’s ...
VTDigger

Letter to the editor: Do garbage disposals make sense?

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Yahoo

NYC composting rules require non-garbage bags for disposal

NEW YORK (PIX11) – The period to be fined for not composting has taken effect in New York City but aside from putting your scraps in a separate waste bin, New Yorkers will need to put them in a ...