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Originally Posted by burgerunh
I have been a state licensed septic system designer for over 20 years and am also a professional engineer. Septic Systems and Garbage Disposals do not mix!
Even if you design for the garbage disposal, it is still a bad idea. The garbage disposal chops up organics into very small pieces. The smaller the pieces, the harder it is to settle out in the septic tank. Whatever does not settle out in your septic tank gets sent out to your effluent disposal area (leachfield) and clogs it up.
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We have garbage disposals and septic systems in both our homes. We stopped using the garbage disposals many years ago for the very reasons burgerunh states. We instead opt to compost 95 percent of our food waste and what little can't be composted goes out with the trash. We also don't flush wipes of any sort in the toilet and use 1-ply paper at the lake - among other precautions we take. There are lots of simple actions you can take to prolong the life of your system.