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How do you dispose of Liquid food waste?

84 replies

Kago2790 · 28/06/2025 16:50

We had ramen noodles today, noodles eaten but loads of salty/spicy soup that we mostly leave.

If I let it cool and put in green compostable bins with other food waste it still ends up as a bag with loads of liquid at the bottom that ends up leaking in my green bin which stinks that out until I next clean it.

Toilet? Are there any issues with putting this stuff in the toilet?

Any other solutions. Not just for Ramen obviously but any saucy food waste.

Aibu to use the toilet for food waste?

OP posts:
Createausername1970 · 28/06/2025 19:27

saltinesandcoffeecups · 28/06/2025 17:04

Don’t you guys have these sink strainers?

Yep.

I use one of these in the sink and it catches the food bits, which go into the food bin.

I wouldn't flush anything down the loo apart from pee, poo and paper. Not sure why potentially blocking your loo is preferable to potentially blocking your sink?

Sherararara · 28/06/2025 19:29

Get a sink strainer.

RampantIvy · 28/06/2025 19:30

RichardMarxisinnocent · 28/06/2025 19:16

Umm so where does vomit go? I haven't vomited in years, but when I have it's always been into the loo. Was that wrong? Where else am I supposed to do it?

I agree with you. I would say bodily fluids TBH.

gamerchick · 28/06/2025 19:31

I swear people should have a tour of the sewage systems and process at school.

TheodoraCrumpet · 28/06/2025 19:33

Liquid from ramen soup? I am drinking that down. Best bit.

Newnamesameme · 28/06/2025 19:34

Do you not have a little metal thing that goes over your plug and catches the bits?

Rubyupbeat · 28/06/2025 19:34

I put it down the toilet

Coffeeishot · 28/06/2025 19:34

TheodoraCrumpet · 28/06/2025 19:33

Liquid from ramen soup? I am drinking that down. Best bit.

Well yes, id never throw it away.

BeLimeTiger · 28/06/2025 19:34

The dog never complains about a bit of soup or gravy mixed in with his kibble. I dropped an egg on the floor today and he was most helpful

Branleuse · 28/06/2025 19:35

I flush liquid food waste like that.

xhines · 28/06/2025 19:42

Presumably you have a plug sieve? You can buy them for £1 on amazon. Pour it down the sink hole and chase with hot water.

NeverDropYourMooncup · 28/06/2025 19:51

What a waste of lovely noodle broth.

TheChosenTwo · 28/06/2025 19:51

We have a sink strainer so anything liquid goes down the plus but bits get trapped and then binned.
Cant believe the amount of people
flushing food down the toilet or anyone encouraging forcing lumps down the sink 😱

BethBynnag86 · 28/06/2025 19:58

Eastendboysandwestendgirls · 28/06/2025 16:54

If it's not sink-able, I put it in a container, stick it in the freezer then put the frozen block in the bin on bin day.

I do this too .

cupfinalchaos · 28/06/2025 20:44

Am I the only one with a waste disposal?

TheyFuckYouUpYourMamAndDad · 28/06/2025 20:46

I wonder how some people get through life, I really do 🤦‍♀️🤯

TheyFuckYouUpYourMamAndDad · 28/06/2025 20:47

cupfinalchaos · 28/06/2025 20:44

Am I the only one with a waste disposal?

Your faux naivety is fooling nobody! 🙄

Danceswithweasels · 28/06/2025 20:53

Bag or box that was being thrown out, scoop of cat litter in the bottom to soak up the offending liquid.

candycane222 · 28/06/2025 20:58

@Timetochillnow I meant the sieve is yucky, nothing wrong with putting food waste in the food waste bin😅

RampantIvy · 28/06/2025 21:00

candycane222 · 28/06/2025 20:58

@Timetochillnow I meant the sieve is yucky, nothing wrong with putting food waste in the food waste bin😅

Our council doesn't do food waste bins.

FuriousInventions · 28/06/2025 21:01

Non-fatty liquids go down the toilet, fatty liquids get soaked up with kitchen paper and go in the normal bin.

GargoylesofBeelzebub · 28/06/2025 21:53

I strain through a sieve then put the solids in the food waste if not fatty.

Grease and oil I either just let solidify and then put in food waste or if more liquid I soak up with used kitchen roll and throw in the main bin.

SophiaSW1 · 28/06/2025 22:07

Always down the loo here

NotPennysBoat · 28/06/2025 22:11

Sorry, why can’t it go down the loo…? Shit is fine, but veg & noodles a big no-no??

Ohmygodthepain · 28/06/2025 22:38

My water company says no fats, oils or wipes/sanitary products down the sink/loo.

I drain veg over the sink. Scrape plates into the bin. Anything watery gets seived as I pour over the sink, the hard bits in the bin.

Left over stuff like last week's spaghetti bol mix that DD left out overnight goes down the loo. I live in the 8th floor and cannot empty the bin every single day.

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