Waste Disposal unit in kitchen- would you recommend?

[Milliways]

We are replacing and remodelling a large kitchen/diner. Decided on units, worktop, tiles and main appliances and now sorting the rest before agreeing a start date.

It’s been suggested we have a waste disposal added to our 1 1/2 sink unit. Until now I’ve used a food waste bin that goes in the recycling, but would be nice to lose this bin from the cupboard under the sink.

If you have one, do you use it and are there problems? Do they get jammed up or smelly? Would you recommend one?

Thanks

Please don't. They are awful for the environment as has been said.

this is quite reassuring - mn does after all give a stuff about the next generation.

regarding where sewage goes - following that tv programme it seems that London chucks it straight in the Thames, at any rate until the new sewer is finished. I hope that isnt the general case in Britain.

Get a chicken or 2 instead!

@BrickByBrick cabbie ask why your household waste is burnt? If that's the case then actually an insinkerator would be less damaging...

There is an 'Energy from waste' plant in our area. The vast majority of household waste is incinerated for energy. No fires in my back garden.

My parents have one. They are really noisy. We won’t be putting one into our new kitchen, due to noise and worry about fatbergs and blocked pipes.

we have one but very rarely use it. I like it because I can be more confident the sink won't get blocked with little bits of stuff that end up in the washing up water. But the big stuff still goes in the food compost bin.

Food waste bins are just great in summer especially when their is a bin strike. Don't you just love the smells, flies and rat attention 🙄