Having a garbage disposal can be incredibly convenient and even beneficial. There are actually some food items, like tomatoes, that are better off going in your garbage disposal than in your trash.

food being put in a sink garbage disposal - sdf_qwe/Shutterstock Have you ever been cleaning up after your usual meal prep and pushed some veggie scraps down the sink for your trusty garbage disposal ...

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