how do you dispose of semi-fluid food waste?

Fennel I never have lefts overs as I eat everything I cook. I batch cook enough soup for my lunches and dinners both last 6 days . I keep in the fridge. And reheat. As my health is iffy it means I always have food in my fridge. I cook from scratch cheaper and healthier. Peels go into the bin as I don't want to compost.

Hey there, It is not easy to dispose of food waste in a garden or compost when we live in cities. It was challenging to figure out and dispose of leftovers and other waste items once we moved to Toronto. We learned about these disposable bin setups from our neighbour, who comes and collects the garbage and all we have to do is phone them. After a year of using their services, I discovered them to be highly cost-effective, simple, and convenient. I hope this piece of knowledge was helpful to you.

The contents are usually taken to an anaroebic digester, described as:

Anaerobic digestion is the process by which organic matter such as animal or food waste is broken down to produce biogas and biofertiliser. This process happens in the absence of oxygen in a sealed, oxygen-free tank called an anaerobic digester.
www.biogen.co.uk/Anaerobic-Digestion/What-is-Anaerobic-Digestion

As I said before - We don't have food waste caddies etc. from our Council.
What happens to the contents anyway?

We have been told to put tea bags in with the food waste.

This week's food waste consisted entirely of teabags as the bag fabric is not biodegradeable. They were from a box I was given. We usually use leaf tea which is 100% biodegradeable and goes on the compost heap,

I eat leftovers cold so there’s usually nothing left, except perhaps a small amount which goes for compost.

We rarely have any waste, after some time I’m disciplined to just cook for two, if there’s a small amount left, I’ll eat it for brunch the next day.
Mayonnaise jars Fennel hot water, w up liquid and a good shake, I then tip it on a rough bit of grass in the back garden.

For people who are very eco minded, a composting toilet is an option.

Maybe attitude to human waste varies. anong people and places.
Some farmers used to hoard it (contents of septic tank) and spray on crop fields as fertiliser. That has been banned now by the EU.
Another problem - how do you clean out mayonnaise jars? After all mayonnaise is mainly oil. I can't digest it.

This, I can’t imagine ever flushing food waste into the sewage system. I’m not usually squeamish but yuk

I have urban foxes living in the grounds of the business park behind me and I put food scraps out most nights for them. Its gone by morning. Foxes are omniverous and will eat most things - including rats and mice if they catch them. Why throw waste food scraps in the bin if some little thing can eat it up?

Peaseblossom

I always flush it down the toilet too. I can’t see the problem with that. After all, other things more solid than urine get flushed down there! I flush things like leftover soup and baked beans down the toilet.

It's already been explained several times that the water companies don't want anything other than human waste and toilet paper down the toilet. Just because you think it's okay to flush food doesn't make it okay. You are contributing to fatbergs and causing big problems.

The problem with flushing food down the toilet is that it hasn’t passed through the human digestive system. That’s why it contributes to fatbergs.

A body absorbs the nutrients it needs when food is being broken down, including fats and everything else is expelled as human waste.

I always flush it down the toilet too. I can’t see the problem with that. After all, other things more solid than urine get flushed down there! I flush things like leftover soup and baked beans down the toilet.

Put it down the waste disposal in the sink. This grinds up everything and washes it away! All my peelings go in the compost heap but never cooked food as it attracts rats apparently.

If you have foxes frequenting your property put the remains outside for them in a dog bowl, we have a female who has MH/ disabilities, cannot climb, and look after her by providing food andsomewhere dry for her to sleep when it is very bad weather, the foxes that tried to look after her have gone off to the common and come back from time to time, they will dig up the garden looking for worms (not mindlessly digging for no reason),We have been commended by the RSPCA for our thoughtfulness. All is calm in our garden (although she sleeps most days in the sunshine). We have footage of neighbors who have a dog but is also nasty to the fox by hitting her with a stick, whilst l respect him protecting whatever,the dog, his property there is no place for hitting an animal who is not quite the ticket.

Waste disposal unit then into septic tank. We live in the country, no food waste collection - rats and other animals getting into the container and the smell in hot weather……ugh
No garden waste collection either, obviously we all have gardens big enough for a compost heap and a shredder/chipper…..

If it can be saved or frozen it goes through a sieve and then into my food composting caddy. The council collect it weekly with the rest of the recycling

Wanted to add, very little actually goes down it, with dog/chickens etc, but for those last things it’s wonderful

When I moved into this house 14 years ago it had an food waste grinder in the kitchen sink, I was horrified, scared stiff of it, so my husband fitted a remote pressure switch I have since replaced when it gave up and can honestly say I wouldn’t be with out it

The dog, cat and birds, between them, dispose of everything that's too much for the wormeries in the garden. There's a large dish on the flat roof for 'bird food' that I don't want the dog to reach.

I'm not keen on putting stuff down the drain or toilet, though - really don't want to feed the sewer rats!

garden waste only

My council would not allow us to do that MawtheMerrier, we can’t put food in the garden waste bin because it’s shredded and used as compost so no meat is allowed.
I put food in a sieve and run water on it to get the liquid out, then put it in the food waste bin. We aren’t allowed to put any food waste in the general waste bin either, it’s all very strict on recycling here.

I don't think anyone is referring to the garden waste bin, that is for garden water only. Food as said above goes in your food caddie once it is drained. As for the toilet argh, simply revolting in my view. Grease and fat in the drains is not good.

If a rat can get through the gap a mouse will have no trouble at all - cruel ?