Is It Okay To Put Coffee Grounds In A Garbage Disposal?

30 June 2009 in Coffee maker

I have a reusable coffee filter and rinse it out after use in the sink. Is it ok just to dump the old coffee grounds into the garbage disposal?


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30 June 2009 Coffee maker

13 Comments to Is It Okay To Put Coffee Grounds In A Garbage Disposal?

  1. yes, you can but coffe grinds do wonder for your ganden so dump them in a flower bed and watch what happens….

    2. positive on 30 June 2009

  2. yes. it is actually a good thing for the garbage disposal.

    3. tiggernc on 1 July 2009

  3. ofcourse, that is what the garbage disposal is for. i’ve put chicken bones, leftover food, and sometimes even glass down there, no harm done.

    4. captsnuf on 1 July 2009

  4. A common myth is that coffee grounds clean out the waste system, but there’s no basis for that. My mother in law was saving up a couple pounds and using it all at time to really clean it. We got a chance to work the snake. If you only put water down it, you’ll have no clogged pipes. Putting the coffee through a grinder (a waste disposal) won’t hurt anything.

    5. lyyman on 1 July 2009

  5. yes i do it all the time and i’ve never had a problem with it

    6. flutteri on 1 July 2009

  6. I don’t know how true this is, but I have heard that it’s actually advantageous to do so. It helps to clean out the old pipes, or something like that. Also, I think the acid helps to eliminate waste in the septic tank. Good question!

    7. summerfe on 1 July 2009

  7. Absolutely okay. The only things you dont want to put in a garbage disposal are bones and stringy foods (like celery) because it will get caught around the blades.

    8. jacque_s on 2 July 2009

  8. We have done it for years with no problems and we have a septic system..

    9. Norm on 2 July 2009

  9. I was told is perfectly fine, and as a matter of fact, when you turn on the disposal, it has a sand blasting effect on the surface inside and will scour off the nasties.
    Try putting some orange or lemon peels down there and turn it on with hot water…makes it smell so nice!

    10. I'm Gonna Tell You on 2 July 2009

  10. As long as it isn’t broken, there’s no harm. Coffee grounds are soft, so it wouldn’t do anything to break your garbage disposal.

    11. I am a Muppet on 2 July 2009

  11. Hell yeah,
    I pour that stuff down my drain w/out a disposal. not to mention it all goes to the same sewage pipe under home as does you toilet, showers, and other sinks.
    As a home builder, the only thing you should worry about putting down your disposal are scraps of pork, and steak… thing that may not “dispose” of well. And watch out for how much toilet paper you flush per use.

    12. Smartphone GPS Software on 2 July 2009

  12. Yes.

    13. Common Sense on 3 July 2009

  13. I have a reusable filter also but I still use the paper filter because I think it it keeps the little particles outta there. Then just dump it in trash… I know I’m weird….:)

    14. Squirrle on 3 July 2009

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