Can I put that in the garbage disposal? See which foods are safe

Thanksgiving is just days away, and Renoites hosting the annual holiday feast may be tempted to put food scraps into the garbage disposal. But not every food is disposal-friendly.

Starchy foods, fibrous produce, eggshells, shellfish and coffee grounds are among the most common offenders that can cause problems when ground in the garbage disposal. There are a variety of reasons these scraps can gunk up Nevadans’ disposals and are better thrown in the trash.

Consumer Reports, a nonprofit member organization that publishes articles and studies on the economy and marketplace, created a list of scraps that should be thrown in the trash rather than destroyed in the garbage disposal.

Here's a look at which foods shouldn't go down the sink, why they should be thrown in the trash instead and m