Things To Not Put Down The Drain Part A:

Things to not put down the drain Part A:

This info is from multiple web sites and from comments of readers posting on those sites.

No banana peelings
Pour a little dish soap inside and let the garbage disposal run for a minute or so with some cold water after washing dishes.
Avoid rubber bands, twist ties, cigarette butts, pull tabs, fabric, sponges and plant clippings into their disposal units.
Ice is an extremely effective and inexpensive method for cleaning your garbage disposal, sharpening the blades and breaking up any grease build-up which has accumulated. Just toss a few ice cubes into the garbage disposal and run it. Don’t pour grease, oil or fat into your garbage disposal or drain
Anytime I have grease to dispose of, I run hot water, break up grease by first stirring in dish detergent and then pour mixture down disposer with hot, water running
Run your garbage disposal regularly. Frequent use prevents rust and corrosion
Periodically, take a lemon or orange and toss it into the disposal. The oils and juice from the fruits and peels naturally clean the walls inside the garbage disposal and create a fresh, long-lasting scent.
Freeze vinegar in ice cube trays and run those down the disposal. This will keep your blades sharp while safely killing odor-causing bacteria.
Don’t grind extremely fibrous material like corn husks, celery stalks, onion skins, and artichokes. Fibers from these can tangle and jam the garbage disposal motor and block drains.
Grind food waste w/ a strong flow of cold water, makes grease harden to be chopped up
For stubborn odors pour baking soda into the drain and let it set for several hours before running the water and garbage disposal.
Don’t turn off the motor or water until grinding is completed. When grinding is complete, turn off the garbage disposal first. Let water continue to run for at least 15 seconds, flushing out any remaining particles. Then turn off water.
A garbage disposal unit makes the kitchen clean-up process a lot more convenient and is very environmentally responsible.
Pits or seeds will only damage the garbage disposal and should not go down your drain. Stay away from stone fruit pits (peaches, plums, nectarines, apricots, cherries, mangoes), avocado pits and even olive pits.
Grind certain hard materials such as small chicken and fish bones, egg shells, small fruit pits, etc. A scouring action is created by these particles inside the grind chamber that cleans the garbage disposal’s walls.
Here’s a good rule of thumb: if a baby can eat it, the garbage disposer can handle it without any problems
Always use cold water only. Start it running, turn on disposer and SLOWLY add waste (i.e. chick bones, celery, egg shells, rice) into disposer. Once grinding is complete turn off disposer, then water.
Greasy foods will distribute a film over the blades, diminishing their effectiveness. Eventually, the grease will begin to decay, causing an unpleasant odor in the kitchen.
Hot water will soften grease for about 10 ft.or so until it cools down and lodges further down the pipe where a plumber will be necessary.