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Can You Put Banana Peels Down The Garbage Disposal?

Can You Put Banana Peels Down The Garbage Disposal?

So you have a bunch of old produce, like banana peels. You don’t want to place them in your garbage as they will stink up the kitchen.

What can you do? Can you put banana peels down your garbage disposal?

You can put banana peels down the garbage disposal, but you shouldn’t make it a regular habit. Also, make sure to remove the sticker from the peel first if you can.

Do not put the banana peel in the disposal if the blades are not sharp and the disposal is an older model.

You can dispose of your banana peel by composting it, throwing it in your trash in a Ziploc bag, or throwing it directly into your main trash can.

Can You Put Banana Peels Down the Garbage Disposal?

Garbage disposals are powerful machines, ready to catch any food matter that we don’t want to deal with.

Just make sure there are no utensils, straws, or sponges in the garbage disposal hole before you turn it on.

With the flick of the switch, the garbage disposal annihilates and shreds all food matter that falls into the hole. But what about banana peels? Banana peels are massive, rubbery, and sticky.

If you put a banana peel at the garbage disposal, will the peel break the machine?

The answer is a bit more nuanced than just yes or no. It actually depends on the modernness of the garbage disposal.

If you recently remodeled your home and you purchased a brand new garbage disposal, then it should have no problem slicing up the banana peel.

However, if you have an older garbage disposal model and you haven’t had it sharpened in the last couple of years, then it’s better to stick the banana peel in the trash.

To make it easier for your garbage disposal to shred the banana peel, rip off each side of the banana peel. You can also just throw away the banana peel.

Plus, placing a bunch of peels into the disposal isn’t a good idea.

One once in a while is fine.

It’s actually better for you to just throw the banana peel away in the If you don’t want a banana peel to decay and stink up your kitchen, Place the pill in a ziplock bag.

All right, you can leave the banana peel in the fridge and then throw it away in the morning when you pass by the trash.

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Compost the Banana Peel

There is another way to dispose of banana peels and that is by burying the banana peel in the garden.

When you bury the banana peel, it will decompose and add nutrients to the soil.

You can do this to prepare for the garden you plan to start next year. Or just bury the banana peel so it can revitalize the surrounding grass.

Composing your banana is simple. Place it in your soil by digging a hole that is at least a half a foot deep.

Then place the loosened soil back into the hole. The size of the hole should not be small enough just for the banana peel.

Dig a large hole so you can keep on adding inedible fruit and vegetable pieces into the hole to decompose.

Should I Remove the Sticker?

A garbage disposal can shred through many types of foods. But the stickers on fruits and vegetables are another story.

Produce stickers are hardier than they seem and they can stick to the blade.

When a sticker is on the garbage disposal blade, the covered part of the blade cannot shred anything.

There’s no easy way for a person to remove the sticker from the garbage disposal.

Once the stickers are on the blade, you’ll have to remove the garbage disposal from under the sink, and scrape the sticker off of the blade.

It’s a lot of work so just take the sticker off the produce before placing it at the garbage disposal.

What About the Drain?

Once the banana peel is shredded by the garbage disposal blades, it will fall down into the drain.

Preventing the drain from backing up is tricky. It is actually the drain that will cause more problems than the garbage disposal.

What Things Should I Never Put Down a Garbage Disposal?

A garbage disposal is powerful and has extremely sharp blades, but it can’t handle everything.

There are some things you can’t put in a garbage disposal.

Placing these items in the disposal one time might not be too bad. But doing it repeatedly will earn you a visit from the handyperson and a hefty repair bill.

  • Bones
  • Ribbon
  • Corn husks
  • Artichokes
  • Coffee ground
  • Tea bags
  • Eggshells
  • Avocado pits
  • Drano – Pouring Drano down the garbage disposal drain is a disaster waiting to happen. If the garbage disposal drain is clogged, remove the clog by hand. Garbage disposal drains are relatively short, so you won’t need any special tools to remove the drain and clear it out.

Conclusion to Putting Banana Peels Down the Garbage Disposal

You can put a banana peel down the garbage disposal. But it is not a good idea to do often.

Throwing a banana peel in the disposal once in a while is not too bad, but if you do it often the drain will clog.

It is better to compost it or throw it away in the trash.

Never pour Drano down a clogged garbage disposal drain. Always remove the sticker on a piece of produce before placing it into the garbage disposal.

Lindsay Reed

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