You probably spend almost no time thinking about the disposal in your kitchen sink right up until the garbage disposal is not working. Just as soon as that sink drain backs up, figuring out how to fix ...

Derek Walczak is a licensed general contractor located in Ipswich, MA. Together with his wife and business partner, Lisa, Derek owns and operates Walczak Design and Build, a design-build collaborative ...

Your garbage disposal seems like a miracle worker, doesn't it? Just flip a switch and food scraps vanish into thin air. It's quick, it's convenient, and for many of us, it's become second nature ...

“Shells from crabs, shrimp, and other shellfish can damage the disposal,” says Palla. Wilson notes that flushable cat litter and old paint are two of the items they see most often contributing to ...

Follow by pouring about a cup of coarse salt over the ice. Run cold tap water into the disposal. As the water is running, turn on the garbage disposal and run until the salt and ice are ground up and ...

Compare plans tailored to your home & budget. Garbage disposals can be relatively cheap kitchen appliances that save time and help eliminate waste, but they can become a major problem if they stop ...

The holidays bring a special kind of chaos to the kitchen. There are mountains of vegetables to chop, pies to bake, and a ...

"Keep in mind that when food is added to the wastewater system, it must be further treated," says Maggie Sauerhage, a spokeswoman for the U.S Environmental Protection Agency. She suggests learning ...

Convenient? Absolutely. Legal? So far, yes. But kitchen sink disposals rank low on the list of ways Vermonters should steer their food scraps out of landfills to comply with a state law that takes ...