A garbage disposal unit is a device, usually powered electrically, installed under a kitchen sink between the sink's drain and its trap. It shreds food waste into pieces small enough, generally less than about two millimeters across, to pass through the plumbing. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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A garbage disposal unit (also known as a waste disposal unit, food waste disposer (FWD), in-sink macerator, garbage disposer, or garburator) is a device, usually electrically powered, installed under a kitchen sink between the sink's drain and the trap.
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The garbage disposal unit was invented in 1927
In Field: Electrical Engineering, Introduction
A garbage disposal unit (also known as a waste disposal unit, food waste disposer (FWD), in-sink macerator, garbage disposer, or garburator) is a device, usually electrically powered, installed under a kitchen sink between the sink's drain and the trap.
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