Do you use your garbage disposal regularly?

[camellia0]

If I peel potatoes or eggs, I usually throw it in the trash can, not disposal. Which do you use?

I do use the disposal for some stuff, but I figure that if I can put it in a trash can, then why not?

[haimsterette]

I think we only use the garbage disposal when the sink seems clogged up. lol Table scraps and the like we throw out back for the wildlife. I sometimes forget we even have a disposal. 

[booktw]

I use the garbage disposal regularly, maybe too regularly. I am more prone to scrap food off down the garbage disposal than the trash. It irritates me for the sink to get clogged so I guess it makes me feel better to use the garbage disposal side for everything.

[Mizzkizz7]

Yes, I use my garbage disposal on the regular, helps out a lot but you have to clean it on the regular.

[Tresbn00]

It is very rare that I use our garbage disposal. Given that I need to replace it every four to five years I would like to just take it out. Same thing with the dishwasher. Every five to six years I need to replace the dishwasher and I wash the majority of my dishes by hand. My kids were home for Thanksgiving, My son brought his dog, the dog ate a remote control for one of the television sets. Once again, it is rare that I watch television. All three of these items cost money and only my family uses them. If my computer, car, or telephone get messed up I need to replace them immediately (if not sooner) because my making money depends on all three. I have two back up laptops just in case (shudder) one of my computers goes down. These items are always within reach and I do not worry about them disappearing.

[aflyingmonkey]

I periodically use the garbage disposal, usually when the water is draining slow for some reason.  We use the trash cans for peelings, etc.... but the sink does need the occasional flip of the garbage disposal switch. 

[lhz123]

I rarely used my disposal. Always throwing all my trash in the in a garbage can. I just used it sometimes to clean and unclogged it.

[tnshpalmer85]

I don't really use my garbage disposal. If I peel anything, I put it in the trash. I only use my disposal when I am washing dishes and a few crumbs are left behind in the sink. I used the garbage disposal to clean the sink.

[tantricia44]

I wish, mine just broke!

[Nancy5]

Yes, I use it regularly.  It's funny i never had one, never wanted one.  We had the kitchen remodeled  2 years ago and when I was picking out a new sink my sister (who has one) insisted I get one.  I gave  in and had one installed. I love it.  So glad I listened to her.

[jkhanson]

I rarely use my garbage disposal.  I put potato, carrot, apple, etc peelings in the garbage.  I will run the briefly after hand washing dishes if there is gunk in the disposal lid.

[braggin]

I don't even have a garbage disposal in my sink which I am real glad about because I am terrified of them anyways. I would always worry about the grandkids putting their hand in one while it was running or similar awful things happening.

[UGetPaid]

We use ours fairly regularly - most vegetable peelings and egg shells go into the trashcan, but all other table scrap food items generally get rinsed down the disposal.

[surveygrabber]

I do use it to get the sink unclogged so I do not have to do it myself.

[adriarobi]

Yes.

I don't put a lot of garbage down there, I throw that in the garbage.

However I run it a few times a week, just to keep it clean in there.

I live in a big apt building, so I take care of the drains in my apt.