Waste Disposal Units
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Whatever happened to waste disposal units? We just had a new kitchen fitted (about a month ago) and at no point did anyone mention fitting a waste disposal unit. Back in the eighties, you couldn't move without hearing about someone and their new waste disposal unit. Does anyone still have one? Are they just useless? Or have 90s B-movies about houses gone mad made us ever so slightly afraid? Just wondering... Paul Pleasently caving in, I come undone - Queens of the Stone Age, No One Knows
I suppose it depends on what you are refering to: If "Waste Disposal Unit" means a Trash Compactor[^] then YES they are rare and mostly 80's-ish. :rolleyes: If "Waste Disposal Unit" means an In-line under-sink disposal[^] then they are quite common and way cool. I've got the 555ss. It rocks!!! :cool: If "Waste Disposal Unit" means anything else than I'm the wrong man for this thread. :-O Mike Mullikin :beer:
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I suppose it depends on what you are refering to: If "Waste Disposal Unit" means a Trash Compactor[^] then YES they are rare and mostly 80's-ish. :rolleyes: If "Waste Disposal Unit" means an In-line under-sink disposal[^] then they are quite common and way cool. I've got the 555ss. It rocks!!! :cool: If "Waste Disposal Unit" means anything else than I'm the wrong man for this thread. :-O Mike Mullikin :beer:
The goal of any programmer is to build something that will last at least until he's finished building it. - - Anonymous
I hadn't even thought of trash compactors but yes, they went pretty much the same way. I meant the in-line under-sink thingemyjig. They're really common? I can't think of a single person I know who has one. But then I am an anti-social SOB, so that's no real gauge of popularity :) Paul Pleasently caving in, I come undone - Queens of the Stone Age, No One Knows
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I hadn't even thought of trash compactors but yes, they went pretty much the same way. I meant the in-line under-sink thingemyjig. They're really common? I can't think of a single person I know who has one. But then I am an anti-social SOB, so that's no real gauge of popularity :) Paul Pleasently caving in, I come undone - Queens of the Stone Age, No One Knows
Paul Riley wrote: I meant the in-line under-sink thingemyjig. They're really common? I can't think of a single person I know who has one. Here in my little "neck of the woods" they are very common. I'd say 30-40% of the homes have them. A flip of the switch and everything just vanishes. Mike Mullikin :beer:
The goal of any programmer is to build something that will last at least until he's finished building it. - - Anonymous
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Whatever happened to waste disposal units? We just had a new kitchen fitted (about a month ago) and at no point did anyone mention fitting a waste disposal unit. Back in the eighties, you couldn't move without hearing about someone and their new waste disposal unit. Does anyone still have one? Are they just useless? Or have 90s B-movies about houses gone mad made us ever so slightly afraid? Just wondering... Paul Pleasently caving in, I come undone - Queens of the Stone Age, No One Knows
Hmm, you might want to get in touch with Tony Soprano, he's in the waste disposal business... I'll let him know the next time he pops in for tea and crumpets. :rolleyes:
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Whatever happened to waste disposal units? We just had a new kitchen fitted (about a month ago) and at no point did anyone mention fitting a waste disposal unit. Back in the eighties, you couldn't move without hearing about someone and their new waste disposal unit. Does anyone still have one? Are they just useless? Or have 90s B-movies about houses gone mad made us ever so slightly afraid? Just wondering... Paul Pleasently caving in, I come undone - Queens of the Stone Age, No One Knows
Guess i don't know how common, but they certainly do still install them. Of course, a wood chipper is still more efficient for disposing of your, um, former business associate, when he won't shut up & let you watch tv...
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Whatever happened to waste disposal units? We just had a new kitchen fitted (about a month ago) and at no point did anyone mention fitting a waste disposal unit. Back in the eighties, you couldn't move without hearing about someone and their new waste disposal unit. Does anyone still have one? Are they just useless? Or have 90s B-movies about houses gone mad made us ever so slightly afraid? Just wondering... Paul Pleasently caving in, I come undone - Queens of the Stone Age, No One Knows
they've started running "don't put food down the sink" ads where i live (NC, USA). i assume their gripe applies to disposals as well. -c
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Whatever happened to waste disposal units? We just had a new kitchen fitted (about a month ago) and at no point did anyone mention fitting a waste disposal unit. Back in the eighties, you couldn't move without hearing about someone and their new waste disposal unit. Does anyone still have one? Are they just useless? Or have 90s B-movies about houses gone mad made us ever so slightly afraid? Just wondering... Paul Pleasently caving in, I come undone - Queens of the Stone Age, No One Knows
Paul Riley wrote: Does anyone still have one? Yeah, but its ancient. My brother stuck a fork down it a while back, and it took a lot of work to find new seals etc for it. Another alternative is to get swine, then you can get a methane supply, and Xmas ham as well. Regardz Colin J Davies
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Whatever happened to waste disposal units? We just had a new kitchen fitted (about a month ago) and at no point did anyone mention fitting a waste disposal unit. Back in the eighties, you couldn't move without hearing about someone and their new waste disposal unit. Does anyone still have one? Are they just useless? Or have 90s B-movies about houses gone mad made us ever so slightly afraid? Just wondering... Paul Pleasently caving in, I come undone - Queens of the Stone Age, No One Knows
I would say 95% of the homes around me have them. You do not hear of them due to it no longer new. They are great if you do not put to much down at a time. But for small scraps, etc. It is better than scraping every plate off prior to rinsing them off. Go to any Home Improvement store and you will find a selection. "I will find a new sig someday."
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Whatever happened to waste disposal units? We just had a new kitchen fitted (about a month ago) and at no point did anyone mention fitting a waste disposal unit. Back in the eighties, you couldn't move without hearing about someone and their new waste disposal unit. Does anyone still have one? Are they just useless? Or have 90s B-movies about houses gone mad made us ever so slightly afraid? Just wondering... Paul Pleasently caving in, I come undone - Queens of the Stone Age, No One Knows
I may be mistaken, but I think here in Canada a lot of municipalities have actually banned the installation of these devices. The main reason being that your food scraps get ground up so fine, that the waste treatment becomes extremely expensive. The settling tanks need to be much larger (4-6X) and a greater reliance upon chemical additions to aid settling also occurs. Where I live, we are going to be starting up a pilot project to compost all food scraps. Each household will be provided with a plastic container that is to have all food scraps put into it. Once a week these containers will be picked-up and a clean one given out to replace it. All of the food sraps from the community will be composted to produce a mulch/fertilizer. Chris Meech "what makes CP different is the people and sense of community, things people will only discover if they join up and join in." Christian Graus Nov 14, 2002. "AAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!! Those leaks are driving me crazy! How does one finds a memory leak in a garbage collected environment ??! Daniel Turini Nov. 2, 2002.
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Hmm, you might want to get in touch with Tony Soprano, he's in the waste disposal business... I'll let him know the next time he pops in for tea and crumpets. :rolleyes:
David Wulff http://www.davidwulff.co.uk
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Hey David! Happy new year to the BBC Appreciation Society. :) David Wulff wrote: Hmm, you might want to get in touch with Tony Soprano So is this true or a joke? I seem to be the only person in the world who couldn't get into that program so it goes straight over my head either way :laugh:. Paul Pleasently caving in, I come undone - Queens of the Stone Age, No One Knows
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Guess i don't know how common, but they certainly do still install them. Of course, a wood chipper is still more efficient for disposing of your, um, former business associate, when he won't shut up & let you watch tv...
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Shog9 The siren sings a lonely song - of all the wants and hungers The lust of love a brute desire - the ledge of life goes under
Shog9 wrote: Of course, a wood chipper is still more efficient for disposing of your, um, former business associate :laugh: Yeah, I've seen Fargo. Paul Pleasently caving in, I come undone - Queens of the Stone Age, No One Knows
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they've started running "don't put food down the sink" ads where i live (NC, USA). i assume their gripe applies to disposals as well. -c
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Chris Losinger wrote: they've started running "don't put food down the sink" ads where i live (NC, USA). i assume their gripe applies to disposals as well. Really? :wtf: Amazing what you learn by asking stupid questions when they jump unbidden into your head. So what's the problem with food down the sink then? Not that I commonly throw a cabbage down the hole or anything, but rice can get everywhere :-D Paul Pleasently caving in, I come undone - Queens of the Stone Age, No One Knows
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I may be mistaken, but I think here in Canada a lot of municipalities have actually banned the installation of these devices. The main reason being that your food scraps get ground up so fine, that the waste treatment becomes extremely expensive. The settling tanks need to be much larger (4-6X) and a greater reliance upon chemical additions to aid settling also occurs. Where I live, we are going to be starting up a pilot project to compost all food scraps. Each household will be provided with a plastic container that is to have all food scraps put into it. Once a week these containers will be picked-up and a clean one given out to replace it. All of the food sraps from the community will be composted to produce a mulch/fertilizer. Chris Meech "what makes CP different is the people and sense of community, things people will only discover if they join up and join in." Christian Graus Nov 14, 2002. "AAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!! Those leaks are driving me crazy! How does one finds a memory leak in a garbage collected environment ??! Daniel Turini Nov. 2, 2002.
Chris Meech wrote: Where I live, we are going to be starting up a pilot project to compost all food scraps. Each household will be provided with a plastic container that is to have all food scraps put into it. That's the kind of remarkable thing that seems to happen everywhere but Britain. We have trouble trying to get someone to pick up our trash. Black bins one week, brown bins the next, but then no one comes Christmas week and no one's quite sure what colour bin they're picking up this week. Paul Pleasently caving in, I come undone - Queens of the Stone Age, No One Knows
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Chris Meech wrote: Where I live, we are going to be starting up a pilot project to compost all food scraps. Each household will be provided with a plastic container that is to have all food scraps put into it. That's the kind of remarkable thing that seems to happen everywhere but Britain. We have trouble trying to get someone to pick up our trash. Black bins one week, brown bins the next, but then no one comes Christmas week and no one's quite sure what colour bin they're picking up this week. Paul Pleasently caving in, I come undone - Queens of the Stone Age, No One Knows
Paul Riley wrote: That's the kind of remarkable thing that seems to happen everywhere but Britain. Like I said, it's in a pilot phase. Whether the whole process is practical remains to be seen. If it does truly work though, one of the benefits that is anticipated is that the compost produced could be delivered back to each household if desired, or alternatively it may be sold and become a revenue source for the municipality. That could potentially offset the costs of the project. It will be interesting to see how this works out though. Chris Meech "what makes CP different is the people and sense of community, things people will only discover if they join up and join in." Christian Graus Nov 14, 2002. "AAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!! Those leaks are driving me crazy! How does one finds a memory leak in a garbage collected environment ??! Daniel Turini Nov. 2, 2002.
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Chris Losinger wrote: they've started running "don't put food down the sink" ads where i live (NC, USA). i assume their gripe applies to disposals as well. Really? :wtf: Amazing what you learn by asking stupid questions when they jump unbidden into your head. So what's the problem with food down the sink then? Not that I commonly throw a cabbage down the hole or anything, but rice can get everywhere :-D Paul Pleasently caving in, I come undone - Queens of the Stone Age, No One Knows
Paul Riley wrote: So what's the problem with food down the sink then? i think they want people to limit the amount of organic material that gets into the rivers. they don't really explain much - but, the commercials are hillariously poorly done. -c
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Whatever happened to waste disposal units? We just had a new kitchen fitted (about a month ago) and at no point did anyone mention fitting a waste disposal unit. Back in the eighties, you couldn't move without hearing about someone and their new waste disposal unit. Does anyone still have one? Are they just useless? Or have 90s B-movies about houses gone mad made us ever so slightly afraid? Just wondering... Paul Pleasently caving in, I come undone - Queens of the Stone Age, No One Knows
Yep. I've had one in every house/apartment I've lived in. Just the thing for scraping the dishes into before they go into the dishwasher. Also just the thing for the (foolish) manager / marketeer who comes to dinner... MUWAHAHAAAA!
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Paul Riley wrote: So what's the problem with food down the sink then? i think they want people to limit the amount of organic material that gets into the rivers. they don't really explain much - but, the commercials are hillariously poorly done. -c
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Ahh, the public service advertisement. Gotta love 'em :-D Paul Pleasently caving in, I come undone - Queens of the Stone Age, No One Knows
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Paul Riley wrote: That's the kind of remarkable thing that seems to happen everywhere but Britain. Like I said, it's in a pilot phase. Whether the whole process is practical remains to be seen. If it does truly work though, one of the benefits that is anticipated is that the compost produced could be delivered back to each household if desired, or alternatively it may be sold and become a revenue source for the municipality. That could potentially offset the costs of the project. It will be interesting to see how this works out though. Chris Meech "what makes CP different is the people and sense of community, things people will only discover if they join up and join in." Christian Graus Nov 14, 2002. "AAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!! Those leaks are driving me crazy! How does one finds a memory leak in a garbage collected environment ??! Daniel Turini Nov. 2, 2002.
:cool: I'm interested to see how that actually works out. BW "Gandalf. Yes. That is what they used to call me. Gandalf the Grey. *I* am Gandalf the White." - Gandalf the White
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Yep. I've had one in every house/apartment I've lived in. Just the thing for scraping the dishes into before they go into the dishwasher. Also just the thing for the (foolish) manager / marketeer who comes to dinner... MUWAHAHAAAA!
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delete this;Gary R. Wheeler wrote: Just the thing for scraping the dishes into before they go into the dishwasher. Yeah, ya know... I'd have said the same thing about my bin. :-D Paul Pleasently caving in, I come undone - Queens of the Stone Age, No One Knows
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Paul Riley wrote: That's the kind of remarkable thing that seems to happen everywhere but Britain. Like I said, it's in a pilot phase. Whether the whole process is practical remains to be seen. If it does truly work though, one of the benefits that is anticipated is that the compost produced could be delivered back to each household if desired, or alternatively it may be sold and become a revenue source for the municipality. That could potentially offset the costs of the project. It will be interesting to see how this works out though. Chris Meech "what makes CP different is the people and sense of community, things people will only discover if they join up and join in." Christian Graus Nov 14, 2002. "AAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!! Those leaks are driving me crazy! How does one finds a memory leak in a garbage collected environment ??! Daniel Turini Nov. 2, 2002.
Chris Meech wrote: It will be interesting to see how this works out though I for one would like to hear about it. :cool: Paul Pleasently caving in, I come undone - Queens of the Stone Age, No One Knows