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  2. Garbage disposal unit - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, 50% of homes had disposal units as of 2009, [12] compared with only 6% in the United Kingdom [13] and 3% in Canada. [14]In Britain, Worcestershire County Council and Herefordshire Council started to subsidize the purchase of garbage disposal units in 2005, in order to reduce the amount of waste going to landfill and the carbon footprint of garbage runs. [15]

  3. How to clean your garbage disposal, per cleaning and ... - AOL

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    Then, run hot water to rinse the splash guard and garbage disposal. Power the disposal back on. If you’d like, cut some citrus peels and grind them up in the disposal for a pleasant scent.

  4. Sink strainer - Wikipedia

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    A plate strainer is the simplest, in which water flows through a perforated plate. Often the plate is corrugated shape to increase surface area. A basket strainer is a design where the strainer is shaped like a basket and usually installed in a vertical system. The basket strainer is easier to clean, since debris is captured in the basket.

  5. Talk:Garbage disposal unit - Wikipedia

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    Look at this link: GE's history of the disposer--- it explains exactly what I just said, and this entire article needs to be re-titled & re-written to call the item a disposer with a redirect to it when people enter the word "disposal", but you should say "a/k/a disposal" and the explanation for why it's popularly called that should be added as ...

  6. Duplex strainers - Wikipedia

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    The duplex strainer system usually consists of two separate strainer baskets housings. The system also contains a valve handle placed between the two baskets to divert the flow of liquid to one strainer while the other is being cleaned. On some strainers, the valve will work automatically and the strainer will perform a self-cleaning operation.

  7. Landfill - Wikipedia

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    A landfill [a] is a site for the disposal of waste materials. It is the oldest and most common form of waste disposal, although the systematic burial of waste with daily, intermediate and final covers only began in the 1940s.

  8. Garbage truck - Wikipedia

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    A garbage truck is a truck specially designed to collect municipal solid waste and transport it to a solid waste treatment facility, such as a landfill, recycling center or transfer station. In Australia they are commonly called rubbish trucks , or garbage trucks, while in the U.K. dustbin lorry , rubbish lorry or bin lorry is commonly used.

  9. Grease trap - Wikipedia

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    The relatively grease-free water is then fed into the normal septic system.The food solids at the bottom and floating oil and grease must be periodically removed in a manner similar to septic tank pumping. [11] A traditional grease trap is not a food disposal unit. Unfinished food must be scraped into the garbage or food recycling bin.