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How to Disinfect Your Garbage Disposal Without Chemicals

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By Heather U.
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After all the food that goes down the garbage disposal, it's going to get a little dirty and stinky once in a while. There are a several products on the market today that will help clean and freshen it, but chances are they are filled with chemicals. With a few simple household products you already have, you can keep your garbage disposal clean and smelling fresh!

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Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

Lemon juice or white vinegar
A lemon or other citrus fruit (or just the peels)
Baking soda

Step 1

Cut up the lemon (or orange, grapefruit, lime, etc.) into chunks. If you're using a whole lemon, deseed it first.
Step 2

Pour about 1/2 cup of baking soda directing into the garbage disposal drain.
Step 3

Put the lemons chunks in the drain.
Step 4

Add 1 cup of lemon juice or vinegar to the drain. Start the COLD water and turn on the disposal. The reaction from juice or vinegar and the baking soda will help disinfect. The fruit will knock around in the disposal enough to help kill bacteria on the walls of the disposal. Keep the water and disposal running until the fruit is all gone!

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Berlyn said

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on 3/5/2008 Thanks! I didn't even know there WAS a way to get rid of that 'garbae disposal smell'. After my first apartment I've just never used mine!