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Garbage Disposals Included in Green Building Standard
 The installation of food waste disposers from InSinkErator, a division of St. Louis-based Emerson Electric Co., and other specified manufacturers will now contribute one point towards a building’s achievement of certification under the National Green Building Standard, the nation’s first and only American National Standards Institute (ANSI)-approved residential green building rating system.
The standard defines what green practices can be incorporated into residential development and construction and how home owners can operate and maintain green homes.
A minimum number of points is required for each of seven guiding principles in the standard, at various levels, to ensure that all aspects of green building are addressed when constructing an environmentally friendly house.
“The decision to assign one certification point to builders for installing disposers signifies an important step in educating builders and consumers — nationally and internationally — that food waste disposers play a beneficial role in environmental responsibility,” said David McNair, vice president of marketing at InSinkErator. “It’s a very rewarding accomplishment for us, and we’re very excited to be associated with the National Green Building Standard.”
Because food waste is 70% water, it is best treated by grinding it in a disposer and sending it down a drain to be processed in municipal wastewater treatment plants.
Many large municipal treatment plants capture the methane that’s a byproduct of treatment and convert it into renewable energy. Wastewater treatment plants can also recycle the biosolids, turning them into compost-free fertilizer.
Using a disposer helps reduce biodegradable waste put into the trash, in turn reducing the waste sent to landfills. More than two dozen independent studies confirm that disposers can play an essential and compelling role in solving the waste management challenge, according to InSinkErator.
Disposers, the manufacturer says, leave a modest environmental footprint, using less than 1% of a household’s water consumption, and cost less than 50 cents a year in electricity to operate. Composed primarily of metal, they can be recycled at the end of their useful life.
The InSinkErator Evolution Excel food waste disposer features advanced grind and noise-reduction technologies, handling more volume and more types of food waste while making 60% less noise than standard disposers.
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Headquartered in Racine, Wis., InSinkErator is a member of the National Council of the Housing Industry — The Leading Suppliers of NAHB.
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