Talk:Garbage disposal
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The Garburator and Garbage disposal pages clearly should be merged; seeking input as to which way the merge should go. I've never heard of a Garburator, but I'm not Canadian. What are these things called in other parts of the English-speaking world? Bunchofgrapes 01:19, 6 September 2005 (UTC)
- I went ahead and merged into "Garbage disposal", surely a more generic term. Bunchofgrapes 15:54, 7 September 2005 (UTC)
Added a link to "Canadian English" by the term "garburator" to clear up any confusion. It's listed as a Canadian term in the Oxford Canadian Dictionary. Obviously, remove if anyone feels it inappropriate.
[edit] Usage across the world
Somebody should add a section regarding the usage of garbage disposals across the world. I live in the UK an I have never experienced a garbage disposal unit anywhere here, however I often see them (or the mention of them) on US tv. I would add information on this myself but I don't exactly have any sources or knowledge of their usage in countries other than the UK and US. Joe 1987 02:48, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
- Two points I can offer is that they seemed ubiquitous in 1960's Los Angeles and as of 2006 are pretty much non-existant in Japan. Not sure how to work these observations in however. jamoross 17 June 2006
- Usage of garbage disposals seems to be forbidden by law in the EU (I think law is refering to the standard 'EN DIN 12056-1', which prohibits the installation of garbage disposals within buildings). Member states of the EU can make exceptions, but normally this isn't done - often local law expressly forbids it again. In Switzerland local waste-law is also banning such devices. The reasons are the enormous additional costs for treatment of such wastewater (must be compliant to EU environment standards) and often the existence of special collecting systems which offer a better reuse (e.g. composting).--80.226.157.240 17:01, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Popular Culture
In American popular culture, there seem to be a lot of references to people putting their hand inside the unit and being injured. This article could be improved by referring to that and the likelihood of that occurring.
