Wet Waste Grinder
(Redirected from In-Sink Waste Grinders)
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Basics
- In small home or commercial form, is typicall mounted in a sink, and reffered to as a "Garbage Disposal"
- Is essentially a shredder/mill for wet waste (typically direct feed, but could in theory be plumbed)
- The goal is to turn organic waste (typically unused parts of ingredients such as peels, stalks etc, or scrapings from plates) into Sewage
- Can introduce organic content that is typically problematic for older wastewater treatment plants, but may be BENEFICIAL to Methane Biodigesters etc
- Is also moresocially acceptable / "clean" than compost "trashcans"
- May also have use for making wet feedstocks into a Slurry for direct use, or drying/powderisation in various industrial processes
- OSE Homes should have 1 in the kitchen, and one in a utility use (Garden/Next to Digester/In Utility Room etc)
Industry Standards
Home Use
- Various Insincerator Brand Models this is a 1hp model, MANY cheaper versions exist
Commercial Use
- Insinkerator makes
- commercial grinders
- Workstations for cleaning dishes into a grinder in restraunts etc
- "Pulper" systems that centrifuge out liquids from the slurry leaving dry/damp shreds/powder this is marketed to reduce waste size and thus dumpster etc use. May be useful in a OSE version for use of slurry in conventional compost
- This Review Site's Reccomendations
- Near-Overkill 10HP model
Existing Open Source Designs
Minimum Viable Product
- Should be able to shred anything from small leafs all the way to small bones
- Optional automatic water in (to prevent the need for running the sink constantly (or to even have a sink in other setups)