Did You Know?

• All warewashers contain a scrap screen or basket to collect food particles.
  
• The food waste disposer is an integral part of the warewashing system. City ordinances encourage the use of disposers, because they cut down on landfill use, but there are also strict requirements that they be connected properly to water and sewer systems and not interfere with grease trap operation.
  
• Commercial disposers can be continuous-feed or batch-feed. A continuous-feed machine shreds whatever is in it as soon as it is turned on; a batch-feed machine shreds only a certain amount of waste at a time. Their electrical requirements are based on their motor size. Facilities with large waste output may want to consider installing a waste pulper, which can mash paper and Styrofoam products, aluminum and cardboard into a watery slurry along with food.
  
• Heat and moisture make dish rooms a tough place to work unless your dish machines are properly vented.
  
• Some detergents can attack glazed surfaces. Ask your dinnerware resource for names of preferred detergents.