What's the best way to dispose of coffee grinds? Is it OK to flush them down the toilet?

Answer 1

NO. ABSOLUTELY NOT.
Coffee Grind is one of the leading causes of water pollution. Do NOT dump them in your sink or toilet. I work at Starbucks and we're not allowed to dump them in the sink. They're great for your gardens, if you don't garden, then dispose of them properly in your garbage.

Answer 2

They are heavier than water and can plug up plumbing if you flush too much down either the toilet or the garbage disposal. The best way is to add them to a compost heap but since very few people make compost anymore it is probably best to just dump them in the trash.

Bert

Answer 3

As the one lady said used them as an organic composte on your flowers or rose bushes.

When I worked as a chef, I worked with a number of greek waiters and along with the coffee grounds, they would take the egg shells boil them and mix the 2 for a very good rose food, and it was free, even though one hotel I worked for frowned upon taking them considering it was something that was really garbage, to be hotel property??

Answer 4

Properly mixed with other kitchen wet waste the grinds are
helpful making pig swill; don't you enjoy good bacon & ham?

Answer 5

The are great to put around rose bushes or just in the garden. Otherwise, I would put them in the trash.

Answer 6

feed them to your plants

Having coffee grinds in your house also gets rid of bad smell

Answer 7

In South India(Asia) they use it as an organic manure for certain fragrant species of Rose plants.I do not know how far it works.

Answer 8

Why? Just put them in the garbage.

Answer 9

yes, you can flush them. but they also make great fertilizer when mixed with crushed egg shells!!

Answer 10

Plumbers must love coming to your house.