Sandy:
We were talked into adding a trash compactor by the salesman when we were
setting up the boat specs. He said, "trust me, you want this." He was right.
We use it only for dry trash, never any garbage or food leftovers. It runs
fine on the inverter, shore power, or generator.
When offshore for long periods, we thoroughly rinse all containers, cans,
even plastic bags that were used for food, before collecting them in a
normal garbage bag which we store in the lazarette until we get to a shore
disposal site. We collect chopped-up garbage and food scraps in a plastic
container with a tight fitting lid and dump it at sea when beyond the
limits.
We have all this written in our "garbage plan", required by the Coast Guard.
Russ
Hi All, One subject that I don't remember being discussed here is
how people handle their garbage. Any info would be of help.
Has anyone tried a small portable 120 v trash compactor? If so,
what kind? Are the results satisfactory?
Sandy:
We were talked into adding a trash compactor by the salesman when we were
setting up the boat specs. He said, "trust me, you want this." He was right.
We use it only for dry trash, never any garbage or food leftovers. It runs
fine on the inverter, shore power, or generator.
When offshore for long periods, we thoroughly rinse all containers, cans,
even plastic bags that were used for food, before collecting them in a
normal garbage bag which we store in the lazarette until we get to a shore
disposal site. We collect chopped-up garbage and food scraps in a plastic
container with a tight fitting lid and dump it at sea when beyond the
limits.
We have all this written in our "garbage plan", required by the Coast Guard.
Russ
Hi All, One subject that I don't remember being discussed here is
how people handle their garbage. Any info would be of help.
Has anyone tried a small portable 120 v trash compactor? If so,
what kind? Are the results satisfactory?
