I hate the garbage disposal because it’s just plain gross. Not gonna go into details – because there are just too many reasons to list as to why I think garbage disposals are as gnarly as a cesspool.
Lately, I’ve been using green cleaning methods more and more for household natural cleaners. My favorite use will always be how to clean a glass top stove using baking soda. I feel drawn to natural cleaners and following green cleaning methods because I have a small child and small pets in my home. I feel like I should be sanitizing the space they live and play in with a non-toxic salt-of-the-earth type of cleaner as opposed to chemicals with names I can’t even pronounce.
Natural cleaners like baking soda, lemon juice, vinegar, fresh lemons and salt are easy to find as you probably already have them in your house somewhere! Here’s how I cleaned my garbage disposal using baking soda, vinegar, lemon, water, salt, ice and a toothbrush.
Step 1: Sprinkle 1/2 cup of baking soda into the disposal
Step 2: Pour a cup of vinegar on top of the baking soda. It will foam up. Let it sit for about 2 minutes.
Step 3: Pour about a cup of hot boiling water down the disposal after letting it sit.
Step 4: Put some ice chips down your disposal.
Step 5: Run the disposal and let a small trickle of water help wash it down.
Step 6: Pour about 1/2 cup of coarse salt down the disposal. Rock salt would have been better, but all I had on hand was this and it worked fine.
Step 7: Since I know my disposal can’t digest large pieces of fruit like this, I always put a lemon wedge down in there and turn it on. It basically just grinds it up and makes the kitchen sink smell nice and lemony-scented. I reach down and pull out the pulverized lemon peel afterwards.
Step 8: Next, I use an old toothbrush to clean under the plastic flaps with a baking soda / vinegar paste. I just eyeball the 2 parts together until it makes a paste loose enough to clean with. Then I got to work with the toothbrush!
Step 9: Rinse and run for about a minute with the hot water running. All clean!!
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Thank you for the very helpful tip! I was wondering why you used the ice and the salt or what their “duty” is for this process. Thanks!
Thanks for posting this. You are right, they are disgusting. Thanks for this through approach to doing what we can with what we have!