The whole purpose of that article seems to be to push the idea of recycling and composting, which are great; and, I do more than my share in those areas.

But it did not address the posters ?Q - can a waste disposer be used with a septic system?

The following except from that article is, in my opinion, not completely accurate -

"Here are a couple of things to consider:

• The ground-up waste does NOT go back to nature's water supply to be gobbled up by fish and other life forms. It must first pass through the sewage-treatment plant (or your septic system). This not only increases the load on our already overburdened sewage-treatment facilities, the process also removes any food value the waste might have had further down the line."

How do they know if it will overburden any system when they have no idea what size the systm is, how many people are using it, etc. = answer, they don't.

Yes, any added material may require a more frequent pumping of the system. But, depending on which camp one is in, "how frequent" is also up for dispute.

Why can't things be simple