garbage disposals
Drain-mounted food grinders
Garbage disposals are devices installed beneath kitchen sinks that grind food waste into particles small enough to pass through plumbing.
The plural form emphasizes these as household appliances: Most new homes come with garbage disposals.
Also called garbage disposal units or, in British English, waste disposal units.
- kitchen sinkBuilt-in basin for washing
- sinkBasin with drain
- food scrapsDiscarded edible remnants
- shredderDevice destroying documents
- wasteUnwanted discarded material
grinding · impeller · drainage · electrical · cold water · reset button · plumbing · air gap · switch · power cord · motor · loud noise · grease traps · installation · splash guard · jamming · drain cleaning · landfill
- appliancesrefrigerator, dishwasher, dishwashers, fridge, refrigerators
garbage disposalstrash compactors
Devices that compress refuse
garbage cans · waste bins · curbside pickup · recycling bins · compost bins
garbage disposalscompost heaps
Decaying organic waste collections
worm bins · vermicomposting · food preservation · meal planning
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