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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They are no longer illegal in NYC.  That was a relic of an old wastewater treatment issue.  They are an environmentally friendly way of disposing of food waste, especially if you can’t compost.  If you put food waste in trash it releases a lot of methane.  A disposer mitigates that.[/quote]

You got a cite for that? Solids get pulled out of the wastewater at the sewage treatment plant, and go to a landfill. [/quote]

https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Lifestyle/wireStory/kitchen-sink-disposal-environmentally-friendly-61853820[/quote]

Money quote: "Disposals make sense if your wastewater system is set up to convert food waste into energy, as is the case in a growing number of big cities." I agree with the first part of that sentence, the second seems to be wishful thinking.

The only "expert" quoted in the article who thinks they're good for the environment is "Joe Dillon, president of Racine, Wisconsin-based InSinkErator." Ok. [/quote]

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