how do you dispose of semi-fluid food waste?

tanith

I strain the liqued down the sink with hot water and washing up liqued and put the solids in food waste bin.

I think this is the answer, though I sometimes chill the liquid after straining and skim off the fat for the food waste too. My sink tends to block otherwise.

MaizieD

^Anything else can cause fatbergs to form, as the 'other items' join and lump up together.^

Fatbergs form because stupid people put fats and oil down their sinks. And wetwipes, condoms, tampons and god knows what else down their toilets.

Faeces are digested food, often in a large and solid lump. OP is talking about small amounts of undigested food. In small pieces. I can see the first being more likely that the second to block a toilet. And not a great deal of difference in composition between the two...

as I have said, faeces are digested food and will break down into a suspension in water, uneaten undigested food will not

Baggs

Or you could have a green cone food digester in your garden, perhaps.

in my garden rats would eat into the plastic and banquet on the contents

Anything else can cause fatbergs to form, as the 'other items' join and lump up together.

Fatbergs form because stupid people put fats and oil down their sinks. And wetwipes, condoms, tampons and god knows what else down their toilets.

Faeces are digested food, often in a large and solid lump. OP is talking about small amounts of undigested food. In small pieces. I can see the first being more likely that the second to block a toilet. And not a great deal of difference in composition between the two...

Azalea99

Strained, solids chopped small then put into the obin, which is a completely sealed, heat-generating composter. No vermin and it all goes onto the garden in a few months’ time.

what is the brand please? I have looked for one but can only find ones that are made of plastic and not guaranteed to be vermin proof

dragonfly46

I thought only toilet paper should go down the loo as is dissolves - not paper tissues.
I have a waste disposal unit and use that all the time.

I learned this one the hard way! tissues and kitchen roll do not disintegrate in water and sorting the blockage is a messy business!

We have an in sink waste disposal. Most food waste goes down and is ground up. We do not put big bones down (they go in the bin) or fat (I pour fat into an old plastic container and put it in the fridge or freezer and then into the bin). Sadly we do not have a compost bin so all sorts go down the waste disposal unit, i.e. peelings, leftover food scraps tea leaves etc. My mother had one when I was a child so I grew up using one. I would not be without it.

It goes in the food waste bin lined with the biodegradable bag and is collected every week by the recyclers. The bag has never leaked and because we add paper towels to the bin (encouraged here) it tends to get soaked up. No problem.

Sorry - I had tried to asterisk out a couple of the letters in the brand name of my composter, but it didn’t work.

Strained, solids chopped small then put into the obin, which is a completely sealed, heat-generating composter. No vermin and it all goes onto the garden in a few months’ time.

I thought only toilet paper should go down the loo as is dissolves - not paper tissues.
I have a waste disposal unit and use that all the time.

I’ve seen water board vans with signs saying only “poo, pee and paper tissues down the loo”. Our authority isn’t good on recycling. For used oil and other liquids I place in jam jars or plastic bottles for general waste bin. Definitely don’t flush down loo or down kitchen sinks.

I've been reading up about food waste bins and caddies - they must make this unpleasant job much easier.

Hedgehogs climb onto our drystone garden wall, M. We know because they leave evidence.

Just saying ??

No, very few animals other than rats get under the shed. The poison is left on a shelf three of four feet above the floor
I have yet to see a hedgehog climb that high and cats can not get in through a 2 inch gap. Can a hedgehog?

The bees nest in the other shed and in a hot sunny stone wall 50 feet away. In 25 years I have yet to see a frog.

I have used rat poison about three times in 25 years. I do not make a habit of it.

Or you could have a green cone food digester in your garden, perhaps.

If you have a food caddy recycling system in place in your local authority, add some kitchen paper or old cotton fabric to your caddy bag and pour the stuff in. If the 'waste' is made into compost, it's not wasted.

Caleo

Monica, other animals such as mice, frogs, cats, bees can get under your garden shed. Rat poison is cruel.

And hedgehogs! Poison should never be used as it can kill some already endangered species, some of which are essential to the balance of the eco-system.

Monica, other animals such as mice, frogs, cats, bees can get under your garden shed. Rat poison is cruel.

I flush it down the toilet and try to like the rats having some extra nutrition.

We've got a waste disposal system in the kitchen (I believe it's called an Insinkerator)

MaizieD

Casdon

Might it worsen the rat situation in the sewers if meat was available? Sorry, it doesn’t bear thinking about I know.

Putting it in the dustbin just transfers the 'rat problem' to the waste landfill sites....

Small amounts of waste food won't block the toilet, nor will it encourage rats to invade it. Don't people understand how the sewage system works?

As has been said before, we put large amounts of digested food waste down the toilet. I can't see much difference. And what about the bits which inevitably get flushed down the sink waste pipe? It all ends up in the same sewers.

most waste doesn't go to landfill now. Where I live all non recyclable waste is burned in a closed system incineration plant. The heat is used to generate electricity which is sold to the national grid...and the difference is that it is digested. Most of normal faecal matter can be put into suspension in water (try it if you don't believe me). Mince or liquidised food might be ok but chunks will be a problem.

ps I would think it's more likely to block the sink than the toilet.
waste pipes for toilet are minimum 3,5 inches. Sink waste pipes much narrower.
Agreed that fat is another matter.but I remove all fat before cooking.

Small amounts of waste food won't block the toilet, nor will it encourage rats to invade it. Don't people understand how the sewage system works?
I repeat that the water companies have always made it very clear that only human waste and toilet paper to go in the toilet. Nothing else! Anything else can cause fatbergs to form, as the 'other items' join and lump up together.

tanith

I strain the liqued down the sink with hot water and washing up liqued and put the solids in food waste bin.

this. But also I freeze it in portions. no double reheating, no waste and something lovely to eat when I CBA to cook