Despite common myths, InSinkErator® food waste disposers are a complement to your septic system.
A garburator grinds food waste to easily flow through a home's plumbing and into a septic tank. Once there, food scraps decompose faster than other waste sent into the tank. Because food scraps are 70% to 90% water, they add very little to the solids that settle at the bottom of the tank. Studies show that septic systems attached to a garbage disposal don't require more frequent pumping than those that aren't.[1]
[1] Study of food waste degradation in a simulated septic tank - Hongjian Lin, Yuchuan Wang, Leif van Lierop, Carlos Zamalloa, Casey Furlong, Michael Keleman, Bo Hu, 2019
Do you think that garburators harm the sewer system? Have you heard you can’t use a garburator with a septic system? Get the facts on disposers from the company that invented them.
