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A garbage disposal unit installed under a kitchen sink. A garbage disposal unit (also known as a waste disposal unit, food waste disposer (FWD), in-sink macerator, garbage disposer, or garburator) is a device, usually electrically powered, installed under a kitchen sink between the sink's drain and the trap.
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Garbage disposals make quick work of discarding veggie scraps, but foods like celery, asparagus and corn husks should never make it into your disposal. The long, fine strands that compose these ...
The name is a play on the word "incinerator" and refers to the fact that the mouth of the disposal unit is located "in" the "sink". The company was purchased by Emerson Electric in 1968. In 2006, In-Sink-Erator removed the hyphens from its name, becoming InSinkErator.
Most of these facilities did not generate electricity. [citation needed] Incinerators reduce the solid mass of the original waste by 80–85% and the volume (already compressed somewhat in garbage trucks) by 95–96%, depending on composition and degree of recovery of materials such as metals from the ash for recycling. [2]
I added "garbage disposer" with a reference to a GE web page that uses that term, and also added mention of the Disposall. Cute. -- Beland 23:53, 30 July 2016 (UTC) At this point it is closer to "aspirin" as even the Insinkerator brand is calling them disposals as there does not appear to be a trademark on the term "disposal."
According to plumbing experts, one shortcut you shouldn't take involves your sink's garbage disposal -- especially with these common items: If you aren't putting these items down the sink, then ...