ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Garbage disposal unit

Have you ever noticed how after dinner there are lots of little bits of food left over on your plate? Well, a garbage disposal unit is like a magic machine that helps get rid of all that leftover food without having to throw it in the trash can.

The garbage disposal unit is a special machine that sits under your kitchen sink, and it has a sharp blade inside it that spins really fast. When you turn on the garbage disposal unit, the blade starts spinning and it grinds up any food scraps that you put inside it, turning them into tiny little pieces.

Then, those tiny pieces of food get washed away with water down a pipe and into the sewer system. This means less smelly trash in your kitchen and less waste going into landfills!

But remember, not all food can go into the garbage disposal unit. Only soft foods like vegetable peels and old pieces of bread are okay. You should never put things like bones, eggshells, or anything hard into the garbage disposal because it can break the machine. And of course, never put your hands inside the garbage disposal unit or turn it on when someone's hand is inside it.

So, there you have it, a garbage disposal unit is like a magic machine that helps get rid of leftover food, making your kitchen cleaner and those little bits of food less smelly.