Is It Good To Throw Coffee Grounds Down The Sink?

20 July 2009 in Coffee maker

16 Comments to Is It Good To Throw Coffee Grounds Down The Sink?

I was in the business for thirty two years and I have heard some strange things that people do with coffee grounds but telling someone to throw them down a sink is just plain stupid. It would clog up your drain and you would have a major problem. They are good for your garden or in a compose or in the trash. You can use fresh coffee grounds to clean your nose senses of smell before sniffing your next perfume. Of course the grounds should be in a pouch so you don’t get them in your nose. I could go on and on but I think you know now that the guy was just giving you bad advice.
freesamp on 20 July 2009

i have heard that a lot of sinks have an adiktion to caffine,
try and cut down the amount, and after 2 mths change to D-Cafe
the sink wont notice the change
qwerty on 20 July 2009

Probably a bit like throwing dirt down the sink?
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i don’t see how it would hurt as long as u rinsed them down
heavense on 20 July 2009

supposed to smell good,and as it is well advertised ,can’t imagine it does too much damage as compared to other stuff that goes down the sink!!!!!!!!!!!!
pups on 20 July 2009

no because it makes the pipes block the water in time,
xzone fan.. on 21 July 2009

Nope! It’s not good to throw grounds down the sink because they will settle down in the trap and build up until it eventually clogs the drain because they don’t float! Some peole think it’s good because it freshens the odors that sometimes are emitted from the drain, but lemon peels, or baking soda does that far better!
Don’t do it, you’ll be sorry!
love_2b_ on 21 July 2009

NO! NO! NO! Somebody talked this idiot into doing that…..BIG MISTAKE!!! Put them in your garden.
putzer on 21 July 2009

Use them to fertilize your garden.
mountie2 on 21 July 2009

It’s not bad for the sink and I have heard it is good for the disposal if you have one, but the grounds are better used in the garden than the sink.
m-t-nest on 21 July 2009

Never didi mine any harm!!!
pete h on 21 July 2009

I don’t know what they were thinking at that country house, coffee grounds are not fiber for your houses plumbing system.
In fact, the coffee grounds will stick to grease and other materials in your drain, and contribute to the pipes slowly allowing less and less water through.
It won’t cause an instant clog, but it will happen over time.
Coffee grounds are compost, put it in your garden and watch your flowers grow.
badbadbo on 22 July 2009

Chuck them on the flower beds.
All good biodegradable stuff.
Being an old fashioned old fart, I still use leaf tea and not those nasty little tea bags. All the spent tea leaves go on the flower beds. Extra humus.
efes_haz on 22 July 2009

No it is not a good idea to throw them down the sink, unless you want plumbing problems in the future. They serve as good fertilizer around trees, shrubs, etc.They also make good compost mixed with dirt, for planting flowers.
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NO! I wouldn’t recommend it! I don’t know why someone would say a thing like that. I’ve done a lot of plumbing and you should not put any solids down the drain other than small bits of food in a garbage disposal. A lot of people scrape their plates down it too and will lead to grease build up.
Fireman "T" on 22 July 2009

put them in the garden
put them in the garden
put them in the garden
put them in the garden
put them in the garden
put them in the garden
Arron O on 22 July 2009

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