Is organics recycling better than using the garbage disposal?
Yes, composting organic material is better for the environment than using your garbage disposal. Garbage disposals create ground up solid waste that ends up as sewage sludge which can overload your septic system or if you have sewer, the water treatment facility. Equally important, it can also lead to build up problems in the waste plumbing of your house. This is an expensive and problematic waste to handle that can be easily turned from a waste problem to a resource by the adoption of recycling organics. List of the organics composting programs in Hennepin County: Government Agencies City of Wayzata City of Orono City of Minnetonka City of Loretto (starting in Fall 2007) City of Medina (starting in Winter 2008) Hennepin Co. Dept. of Environmental Services Hennepin Co. Adult Corrections Facility School Districts Hopkins ISD 270 Minnetonka ISD 276 Robbinsdale ISD 281 St. Louis Park ISD 283 Edina ISD 273 (starting in Fall 2007) Orono ISD 278 (starting in Fall 2007) Wayzata ISD 284 (start
