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In the United States, food is the single largest category of waste in municipal landfills, where it emits methane, a powerful greenhouse gas that has negative effects on our climate. Using your InSinkErator will help divert food from landfills. Check out some rad recipes here!
Sustainable Salmon
Planet-Forward Peach Pizza
Pineapple Mango Salsa
Going Green Guac
Climate Conscious Carnitas
Sustainable Salmon
Sustainable SalmonPRINT RECIPE
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 4 hours, 15 minutes
Yield: 4 - 6 servings
The Goods
4 wild caught salmon filets, 1-inch think
2 granny smith apples, cored
1 English cucumber
3 green onions, sliced
⅓ cup cilantro, minced
1½ tablespoon pickled ginger, minced
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon sesame oil
Salt and pepper
1 teaspoon sugar
Favorite teriyaki sauce
2 tablespoons vinegar from pickled ginger jar
The Make-It-Landfill-Free Steps
While preparing ingredients, toss scraps into the sink (even the apple cores).
Preheat oven to 375°F. Rub salmon with olive oil, salt and pepper. Bake on a foil-lined baking sheet for 15 minutes.
In a food processor, process apple and cucumber into chunks. Toss with onions, cilantro and pickled ginger.
Combine sesame oil, sugar and vinegar from ginger jar and toss with cucumber mixture.
Remove fish and pour teriyaki sauce over it. Seal in foil pouch.
Set oven to broil and bake fish for an additional 4 minutes. Serve with relish on top.
Grind those scraps!
- Turn on the cold water. Then start your InSinkErator disposal.
- Push apple cores and food scraps into the disposal.
- Once you hear the InSinkErator change sound, turn it off and let the faucet run for a few more seconds.
InSinkErator can handle it.
From apple cores to onion skins, InSinkErator garbage disposal can grind it all, keeping odors and bacteria out of the kitchen!
Enjoy!
This meal goes perfect with rice or soba noodles, but any starchy side you prefer will work too.
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Buy in bulk to help reduce waste.
Help cut down on greenhouse gas emissions from landfills by buying rice, noodles and other dry goods in bulk, bringing your own reusable containers and bags to fill and to use as little packaging as possible.
Planet-Forward Peach Pizza
Planet-Forward Peach PizzaPRINT RECIPE
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Yield: 4-6 servings
The Goods
1 large naan or flatbread
1 cup heavy whipping cream
10 basil leaves
⅓ cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 ripe peaches, chopped
The Make-It-Landfill-Free Steps
While prepping ingredients, toss scraps into the sink (including those peach pits).
Preheat grill to 400°F. Place bread directly on grates, 3-4 minutes per side. Remove and cool 5 minutes.
While it cools, place whipping cream, basil, powdered sugar and vanilla in a blender. Blend on high for 30 seconds.
Spread the basil cream on the bread and top with chopped peaches. Slice and serve.
Grind those scraps!
- Turn on the cold water. Then start your InSinkErator disposal.
- Push peach pits and food scraps into the disposal.
- Once you hear the disposal change sound, turn off your InSinkErator disposal and let the faucet run for a few seconds.
InSinkErator can handle it!
Whether it’s leftover basil leaves or even the peach pits, InSinkErator garbage disposals can grind it all, helping you cut down on food waste!
Enjoy!
This is a good dessert or even appetizer on a hot summer day. Leftover cream can be served with peaches or strawberries as a fruit dip.
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Save with a summer secret.
If you’re using charcoal made from wood, make sure to compost after it cools to cut down on even more waste!
Pineapple Mango Salsa
Pineapple Mango SalsaPRINT RECIPE
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Yield: 8 - 10 servings
The Goods
1 ripe pineapple, peeled and cored
2 ripe mangos, peeled and chopped
1 small red onion, chopped
1 bunch cilantro, chopped
1 small jalapeño, seeded and chopped
1 teaspoon cumin seed
½ can of black beans, drained
Salt, to taste
The Make-It-Landfill-Free Steps
While prepping ingredients, toss scraps into the sink.
Chop two thirds of the pineapple into small pieces.
Pulse the other third of the pineapple in a food processor until it’s almost liquid. Pour all in a large bowl.
Stir mangoes, jalapeño, onion and cilantro into the pineapple mixture. Add the cumin seed.
Stir thoroughly, and divide the mixture in half.
Add half a can of drained black beans to one half and stir. Add salt to taste.
Grind those scraps!
- Turn on the cold water. Then start your InSinkErator disposal.
- Gradually feed in the food scraps.
- Once you hear the disposal change sound, turn off your InSinkErator disposal and let the faucet run for a few seconds before turning off.
Pineapple skin, core and tops are no match for your InSinkErator!
Just cut them into small enough pieces to fit down the drain and gradually add the food scraps to your disposal while the water is running.
Enjoy!
Serve both salsas side by side with your favorite tortilla chips or tightly cover and refrigerate.
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Don’t trash it!
Instead of throwing out the mango seed, try a more sustainable option like composting. You can also plant the seed (and the pineapple crown) to grow new fruit plants, ensuring no food waste goes to the landfill.
Going Green Guac
Going Green GuacPRINT RECIPE
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Yield: 2 servings (Having a party? Double or triple - for more!)
The Goods
1/2 tablespoons white onion, chopped
1 tablespoon + 2 teaspoons fresh cilantro, chopped
1 1/4 teaspoons jalapeño, seeded and chopped (Feeling extra spicy? Add extras, seeds included.)
1 ripe avocado, pitted, peeled and coarsely chopped
1/2 teaspoon coarse sea salt
3 tablespoons tomato, seeded and chopped
The Make-It-Landfill-Free-Steps
While prepping ingredients, toss scraps into the sink.
With a mortar and pestle, mash onion, jalapeño, salt and a tablespoon of cilantro until smooth and juicy.
Add avocado, and mash slightly. (Avocado should remain somewhat chunky.)
Stir in tomato and remaining chopped cilantro.
Grind those scraps!
- Turn on the cold water. Then start your InSinkErator disposal.
- Push the avocado pit in the disposal. Then gradually feed in the rest of the food scraps.
- Once you hear the disposal change sound, turn off your InSinkErator disposal and let the faucet run for a few seconds before turning off.
Worried about using your InSinkErator to grind your avocado scraps?
Have no fear! InSinkErator disposals can handle avocado skin and even the pit!
Enjoy!
Serve immediately or tightly cover and refrigerate. Pat on the back for reducing landfill waste.
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Extend the shelf life of your avocado!
Avocados will ripen more quickly on the counter. Once they yield to gentle pressure, they’re ready to eat. If you need them for a bit longer, they’ll keep for about three more days in the fridge.
Climate Conscious Carnitas
Climate Conscious CarnitasPRINT RECIPE
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 4 hours, 15 minutes
Yield: 4 - 6 servings
The Goods
6 bone-in chicken thighs, skin removed
2 oranges, halved
1 lime, halved
7 cloves garlic, chopped
1 very large white onion, thinly sliced
¼ cup brown sugar
3 ½ teaspoons ground cumin
2 teaspoons smoked paprika
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon Mexican oregano, (can substitute regular)
¼ cup chicken broth or stock
The Make-It-Landfill-Free Steps
While prepping ingredients, toss scraps into the sink (including those citrus peels).
Juice the oranges and lime, adding the liquids to the slow cooker.
Stir together the cumin, paprika, sugar, oregano and salt and sprinkle on both sides of the chicken.
Add chicken to the slow cooker. Cover with garlic, onions and chicken broth.
Close and cook on high for 4 hours, checking every hour or so.
Remove the thighs from the slow cooker. Shred meat and return to slow cooker. Place the bones in the sink.
Grind those scraps!
- Turn on the cold water. Then start your InSinkErator disposal.
- Push chicken bones into the disposal. Then gradually feed in the rest of the food scraps. Add citrus peels last to leave the sink smelling fresh.
- Once you hear the disposal change sound, turn off your InSinkErator disposal and let the faucet run for a few seconds before turning off.
Yes, you saw that right!
InSinkErator disposals can handle grinding chicken bones like it’s nothing!
Enjoy!
Serve on warmed corn tortillas with cilantro, onion, guacamole and a squeeze of lime.
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Savor it all over again, reprised.
Use leftover carnitas in quesadillas, on tortilla chips for nachos, in taco salad or make Baja bowls. For bowls, top white or brown rice with leftover chicken, seasoned black beans, salsa, guacamole and shredded or crumbled tortilla chips.
Using a garbage disposal benefits the environment.
There’s a looming landfill crisis in this country.
The U.S. is on pace to run out of landfill space in 18 years, potentially creating an environmental disaster.1 When you throw food waste into your garbage, it ends up in a landfill. Each year, food waste is responsible for 18% of landfill methane emissions, or about 21 million tons of methane gas.2 Using a garbage disposal reduces the amount of food waste taken to landfills and the resulting methane emissions.
Global warming is accelerated by food waste rotting in landfills.
Every person in the U.S. creates about 200 pounds of food waste each year3
If food waste was a country, it would be the world’s third-largest contributor to greenhouse gasses4
Designed to grind more.
The Power 1.0HP garbage disposal helps keep more types of food waste out of the landfill because it’s designed to grind more. Bones, fruit pits, fibrous fruit and vegetable skins are all safe to grind with proper usage.
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Sources: 1. Solid Waste Environmental Excellence Protocol Report, 2020 2. Environmental Protection Agency Study, 2016 3. USDA, 2018 4. FAO, Summary Report, 2013
