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Let’s work together to keep food waste out of the landfill.
Every year, food waste contributes to 18% of total U.S. methane emissions that come from landfills.1 An average family of four produces about 600 pounds of food waste each year.2 You can help the environment by reducing the amount of food waste sent to landfills and slowing the impact of climate change.
1 U.S. Census Bureau, (2021, October, 21), National Population Totals and Components of Change: 2010-2019, “Monthly Population Estimates for the United States: April 1, 2010 to December 1, 2020 (NA-EST2019-01)
2 U.S. EPA, (2023, April), 2019 Wasted Food Report, “Estimates of generation and management of wasted food in the United States in 2019”

The disposal grinds food waste into fine particles.
InSinkErator garbage disposals are designed to grind most types of food waste. The fine particles flow downstream to a wastewater treatment facility. Prior to treatment, foodwaste is 75-90% water. After treatment, about 7% of food waste remains as biosolids.
