Ask Experts Questions for FREE Help !
Ask
    gary285's Avatar
    gary285 Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
    New Member
    		  
    #1

    Aug 7, 2013, 05:39 AM
    Can you use a garbage disposal with a bamboo sink?
    Can I use a garbage disposal with a bamboo sink?
    joypulv's Avatar
    joypulv Posts: 21,591, Reputation: 2941
    current pert
    		  
    #2

    Aug 7, 2013, 06:55 AM
    I wouldn't. Too heavy!
    As someone who hates garbage disposers for all sorts of reasons including 'green' ones, I wonder why you would want one with a bamboo sink. I get along fine without one, save money, trouble, more room under sink, and have compost. What I can't compost goes in a bag in the freezer until I get to the dump.
    If you live in a city, my apologies. I still would get along without one.
    speedball1's Avatar
    speedball1 Posts: 29,301, Reputation: 1939
    Eternal Plumber
    		  
    #3

    Aug 7, 2013, 07:11 AM
    The answer is, yes you can! I went to their website and they have garbage disposal for sale that work on bamboo sinks, Sorry, Joy! Tom
    joypulv's Avatar
    joypulv Posts: 21,591, Reputation: 2941
    current pert
    		  
    #4

    Aug 7, 2013, 09:02 AM
    I figured I should look... I'm on a mission to rid the world of disposers. Call me crunchy.
    frankiedon53's Avatar
    frankiedon53 Posts: 39, Reputation: 1
    Junior Member
    		  
    #5

    Aug 8, 2013, 09:44 AM
    I did not even know that bamboo sinks existed,never mind about fitting a garbage disposer to one.But I do now I guess.
    joypulv's Avatar
    joypulv Posts: 21,591, Reputation: 2941
    current pert
    		  
    #6

    Aug 8, 2013, 10:30 AM
    Even underwear is made of bamboo now.
    hkstroud's Avatar
    hkstroud Posts: 11,929, Reputation: 899
    Home Improvement & Construction Expert
    		  
    #7

    Aug 8, 2013, 10:37 AM
    Who wears underwear? Go green (go naked).
    joypulv's Avatar
    joypulv Posts: 21,591, Reputation: 2941
    current pert
    		  
    #8

    Aug 8, 2013, 11:10 AM
    I wear underwear. I'll bet you do too.
    I didn't in the 60s.
    Now I'm in my 60s.
    I only started to be down on disposers about 4 years ago, when mine died.
    I thought I had a eureka moment, something new.
    I went online, and lo and behold, I discovered that there are communities that actually don't allow them!
    ma0641's Avatar
    ma0641 Posts: 15,675, Reputation: 1012
    Uber Member
    		  
    #9

    Aug 8, 2013, 12:55 PM
    "I went online, and lo and behold, I discovered that there are communities that actually don't allow them!" AHA- the GD police! What do they do check your plumbing?
    hkstroud's Avatar
    hkstroud Posts: 11,929, Reputation: 899
    Home Improvement & Construction Expert
    		  
    #10

    Aug 8, 2013, 02:17 PM
    Yes, I were underwear. I have to, even I don't want to see me. I shower in the dark to avoid seeing me.
    joypulv's Avatar
    joypulv Posts: 21,591, Reputation: 2941
    current pert
    		  
    #11

    Aug 8, 2013, 03:20 PM
    Probably new construction permits...
    Anyway, it's growing. Sewage plants don't want food in the sewage. Landfills don't want it in the garbage. Many big cities rule on commercial disposers only. New York City restaurants can't have them, whereas all Mass restaurants with 20+ seats have to have them. As for landfills:
    "The European Union already restricts the disposal of organic waste in landfills. Connecticut and Vermont are both phasing in bans on landfilling food scraps, beginning with large-scale producers of food waste, such as markets and school campuses. Massachusetts is on the verge of adopting a similar ban.."

    SF is the biggest city so far to aim for 'zero waste' by law. Yep, put your crusts down the disposer and they come and get you. Composting is mandatory, even in the heart of the city, for everyone. I think they have bins.
    joypulv's Avatar
    joypulv Posts: 21,591, Reputation: 2941
    current pert
    		  
    #12

    Aug 8, 2013, 03:24 PM
    I shower in the dark AND with my eyes closed.
    If someone saw me naked, I'd have to shoot'm.

    How about glow in the dark bamboo underwear? Not sure why, but I had a GID tee shirt that I liked to sleep in and it would scare me when I got up in the dark.
Not your question? Ask your question View similar questions
 

Question Tools Search this Question
Search this Question:

Advanced Search

Add your answer here.


Check out some similar questions!

Garbage disposal in a small sink [ 1 Answers ]

Can I mount a garbage disposal on a sink with a two inch drain hole?

Kitchen Sink/Garbage Disposal back up into Basement Utility Sink [ 4 Answers ]

Hi. Our house is an expanded & completely remodelled older home, with new main floor kitchen incl. garbage disposal and dishwasher which drains into kitchen sink line. Our kitchen sink drain will sometimes backup into our utility sink in the basement, including solid food particles from the...

Sink, garbage disposal, and dishwasher problem! :( [ 0 Answers ]

Ok.. I will start from the beginning.. our garbage disposal stopped working.. the motor would hum but not grind.. eventually it died altogether.. so we replaced it and installed a new garbage disposal. Then we decided we were ready for a new dishwasher.. so we bought one from sears and they came.....

Garbage disposal in sink smells [ 2 Answers ]

Garbage disposal in sink smells... What can I do?

Sink/garbage disposal back-up. [ 11 Answers ]

We get intermittent back-ups, sometimes the disposer other times it's the main sink on right. There are 2 sinks, a small one on the left with disposer hooked up and a large one on the right. We also have a dishwasher (on the right). Any suggestions for re-doing waste configuration are greatly...

View more questions Search