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Easy Ways to Make Your Kitchen Greener (and Healthier, too)
Ensure your space boosts your health and the environment, too
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Let’s face it, kitchens are designed to be incredibly hard-working spaces and they get a lot of use. These days, they need to cater for everything, whether it’s as a social spot to congregate around mealtimes, a homework hub for the kids, or as a place for you to prep and batch-cook your latest food delivery. With that in mind, it can be challenging to ensure it’s the healthiest and most eco-friendly room at all times, but it’s well worth looking at your current scheme and seeing if there are ways in which you could improve upon it.
The idea is to ensure your kitchen not only works hard to take care of you, saving you time and money, and provides a stress-free zone, but also helps the environment, too. We don’t mean redesigning your space or anything too tricky – there are small adjustments you can make in order to give your kitchen (and the environment) a health boost.
Ready to learn more? Read on for tips from InSinkErator, experts in food waste disposal and eco-friendly kitchen technology, to help you achieve a greener, healthier room you can be proud to spend time in…
The idea is to ensure your kitchen not only works hard to take care of you, saving you time and money, and provides a stress-free zone, but also helps the environment, too. We don’t mean redesigning your space or anything too tricky – there are small adjustments you can make in order to give your kitchen (and the environment) a health boost.
Ready to learn more? Read on for tips from InSinkErator, experts in food waste disposal and eco-friendly kitchen technology, to help you achieve a greener, healthier room you can be proud to spend time in…
Reduce Waste
We all know that it’s important not to waste food, but you might be shocked to learn that according to the experts at InSinkErator, in Australia alone over 5.3 million tonnes of food is binned each year, with lots of that ending up in landfill where it produces harmful greenhouse gases like methane. With that in mind, what can we do to combat this?
1. Dispose of food ethically. Gone are the days of us having to put up with a smelly kitchen bin gathering bacteria and insects, and taking up valuable space – invest in a food waste disposer to get rid of your food scraps, and at the touch of a button you have a hygienic food waste solution. Think of how convenient they are too – no more walking over to the bin, trying not to spill ingredients or drip juices! They are easy to install and cheap to run – waste disposers use just 1% of household water consumption and cost less than $3.50 a year in electricity – and can reduce food waste into a liquid slurry in seconds! The waste is then sent through the plumbing to a waste water treatment plant. At appropriate wastewater treatment plants, methane gas is captured and turned into renewable energy. Did we mention they make virtually no noise and you can grind everything from vegetables to bones, seafood to meat, too?
2. Keep fruit close to hand. Dedicating a spot to your fruit bowl, whether it’s on your benchtop, island unit or a shelf, will make it easily visible, which means you’re more likely to remember to reach for a piece, rather than the biscuit tin, and less of it will go to waste!
We all know that it’s important not to waste food, but you might be shocked to learn that according to the experts at InSinkErator, in Australia alone over 5.3 million tonnes of food is binned each year, with lots of that ending up in landfill where it produces harmful greenhouse gases like methane. With that in mind, what can we do to combat this?
1. Dispose of food ethically. Gone are the days of us having to put up with a smelly kitchen bin gathering bacteria and insects, and taking up valuable space – invest in a food waste disposer to get rid of your food scraps, and at the touch of a button you have a hygienic food waste solution. Think of how convenient they are too – no more walking over to the bin, trying not to spill ingredients or drip juices! They are easy to install and cheap to run – waste disposers use just 1% of household water consumption and cost less than $3.50 a year in electricity – and can reduce food waste into a liquid slurry in seconds! The waste is then sent through the plumbing to a waste water treatment plant. At appropriate wastewater treatment plants, methane gas is captured and turned into renewable energy. Did we mention they make virtually no noise and you can grind everything from vegetables to bones, seafood to meat, too?
2. Keep fruit close to hand. Dedicating a spot to your fruit bowl, whether it’s on your benchtop, island unit or a shelf, will make it easily visible, which means you’re more likely to remember to reach for a piece, rather than the biscuit tin, and less of it will go to waste!
Eco Hacks
If you’re keen to be more environmentally responsible, but aren’t sure how to go about it, here are some easy tweaks that will make a big difference.
3. Swap out the plastic.
Did you know that one in five plastic shopping bags end up in the bin? Make the switch and use material designs instead that you can reuse.
4. Use eco-friendly cleaning products. You may not think twice when it comes to choosing your standard cleaning brands, but many of them can contain harsh chemicals. Instead, look for eco-friendly alternatives that you can feel good about using and that won’t harm the environment.
Bonus tip: If you’re a user of plastic wrap, whether it’s for covering food or packed lunches, try using beeswax wrap instead – it’s washable, reusable and compostable too!
If you’re keen to be more environmentally responsible, but aren’t sure how to go about it, here are some easy tweaks that will make a big difference.
3. Swap out the plastic.
Did you know that one in five plastic shopping bags end up in the bin? Make the switch and use material designs instead that you can reuse.
4. Use eco-friendly cleaning products. You may not think twice when it comes to choosing your standard cleaning brands, but many of them can contain harsh chemicals. Instead, look for eco-friendly alternatives that you can feel good about using and that won’t harm the environment.
Bonus tip: If you’re a user of plastic wrap, whether it’s for covering food or packed lunches, try using beeswax wrap instead – it’s washable, reusable and compostable too!
Healthy Living
It’s not just eating clean and exercising regularly that can help you live healthily – there are lots of adjustments you can make in the kitchen, too.
5. Drink More Water. Whether it’s a refreshing glass of cold water with a slice of lemon, or a hot herbal tea, most of us could do with upping our daily water intake. Having a Multitap 3N1 that offers hot and cold water, along with instant filtered steaming hot water, will help you save time when it comes to making hot drinks, as there’s no need to wait for any water to boil. Not only that, but you can save benchtop space by not having a kettle – and it’s also super-handy when it comes to making pasta, blanching vegetables and soaking off ground-on stains when washing-up, too.
6. Add a spice shelf or rack. There are lots of spices that are great for your health – turmeric, ginger and cayenne pepper, for example, are all great for boosting your immune system. Set up a spice rack inside a cupboard, mounted on the wall by your cooktop, or in a drawer, to keep them close to hand while you cook.
More: InSinkErator is the world’s largest manufacturer of food waste disposers and instant hot-water dispensers for home and commercial use. To find out more about its products, including the Multitap3N1, click here.
Tell us: What tips do you have for a greener and healthier kitchen? Share with your fellow Houzzers in the Comments section below.
It’s not just eating clean and exercising regularly that can help you live healthily – there are lots of adjustments you can make in the kitchen, too.
5. Drink More Water. Whether it’s a refreshing glass of cold water with a slice of lemon, or a hot herbal tea, most of us could do with upping our daily water intake. Having a Multitap 3N1 that offers hot and cold water, along with instant filtered steaming hot water, will help you save time when it comes to making hot drinks, as there’s no need to wait for any water to boil. Not only that, but you can save benchtop space by not having a kettle – and it’s also super-handy when it comes to making pasta, blanching vegetables and soaking off ground-on stains when washing-up, too.
6. Add a spice shelf or rack. There are lots of spices that are great for your health – turmeric, ginger and cayenne pepper, for example, are all great for boosting your immune system. Set up a spice rack inside a cupboard, mounted on the wall by your cooktop, or in a drawer, to keep them close to hand while you cook.
More: InSinkErator is the world’s largest manufacturer of food waste disposers and instant hot-water dispensers for home and commercial use. To find out more about its products, including the Multitap3N1, click here.
Tell us: What tips do you have for a greener and healthier kitchen? Share with your fellow Houzzers in the Comments section below.
- This story was written by the Houzz Sponsored Content team.
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Hi Calyadwa, waste disposers are not strictly city tools and they also make a great complement to composting by eliminating noncompostable foods such as meat, bones, dairy and eggs etc.
Thank you InSinkErator AU. Sounds good! So how does it work then? Does the slurry go down the drain? We have tanks and a leach drain.
Hello, please see link below which explains Food Waste Disposers and Septic Tanks well.
Important to note is that the discharge into a Septic tank from a disposer is minimal and the organic food waste can help the breakdown of the entire contents in a Septic tank. We always recommend Evolution Series models as they grind finer than the other models which helps accelerate the breakdown of the food.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/garbage-disposal-compatibility-septic-systems-michael-keleman/?trackingId=VMYgmedFR1m1OL7kNRRzYw%3D%3D