There are certainly some significant benefits of having a food waste disposer in a commercial kitchen. Let us start with the environmental benefits:
Reducing food waste can help the planet and reduce climate change. At this moment in time approximately 20% of all waste going to landfill is organic food, that’s 19 million tonnes a year. Once in landfill the food waste rots down to produce harmful methane and carbon dioxide gases which pollutes the atmosphere. By using a food waste disposer you will lessen the volume of food going to landfill and thus reduce pollution levels, lessen the number of lorries used to transport the waste, use fewer plastic bin bags and as well as these environmental benefits businesses will save themselves money.
These bad gases can be used to produce energy. The energy potential in the food waste can be captured and used to generate power and electricity at the waste water treatment plant. They capture the methane generated during treatment and recycle it as power for the plant itself. In addition to the energy production benefits, the food waste actually helps the smooth operation of the sewage works.
Right or wrong around 40% of food is wasted, so why not have the function to be able to instantly remove the unwanted food from your home or business kitchen. This could save you endless time and effort. Food waste disposers are very useful when managing food waste when other ways are simply too hard and time consuming.
Of particular importance in a commercial kitchen, is the fact that food waste can quickly decompose and become a health hazard, because food accumulation leads to harmful bacteria in the kitchen as well as potential vermin outside by the bins. Food waste disposers allow you to instantly remove the food from the premises, maintaining a clean, safe and bacteria free cooking area.
Environmental benefits, energy production, cleaner kitchens and instant gratification. What reason is there not to get a food waste disposer?
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