Minor rant. I got new tires last year. Today i went to get my oil changed and while I was there I asked for my tires to be rotated. They found a puncture of a nail or something right on the edge so the patch would need to be on the side wall which no one does. The only place around that sold used tires doesn’t do that anymore. If i wanted to get it fixed it was going to cost me $200 to replace the tire. I did not drive in any crazy places, just got unlucky enough that my personal 2 ton death machine found this tiny little piece of metal that I wouldn’t have even had a chance to see and avoid, and got it stuck in a place that’s apparently unfixable.
On top of all the ways car culture has destroyed our landscapes and controls our cities, the car is designed in such a way to be the biggest financial burden possible. What other thing do we have where you can use it as intended, but there’s a decent chance for the equivalent of a splinter to make your hand stop working?!
I have NEVER understood why the fuck Americans put all their garbage down the drain…
Because we have modern municipal water treatment plants that turn waste into biogas and fertilizer. But even in areas that don’t, it’s convenient and prevents stinky kitchen trash. Most people in the US don’t have access to composting services and don’t do home gardening, so don’t need compost themselves.
If it makes you feel any better, as an American the first thing I did when I bought my house was to rip out the garbage disposal and install a normal drain instead.
If you’re on city water that “waste” gets turned into fertilizer and it’s just composting without extra work. There is little reason to remove a disposal. Such a strange thing to remove.
It’s a hole with grinding teeth that could destroy something accidentally dropped down there and rubber flaps that trap gunk. It’s dangerous and gross and I didn’t want to deal with it.
I know, DOZENS EVERY YEAR GET KNICKS ON THEIR HANDS!
Look I know this data doesn’t exist, but I’d be happy to bet more people dies from heatstroke and heart attacks from spreading compost then are seriously injured.
If you don’t want to, don’t use it. Just don’t act all shocked and smug when someone else enjoys the convenience.
Because it’s composting without extra steps.