Component
Garbage disposal
A sink disposer that grinds food scraps. The US market was about $770 million in 2023. InSinkErator builds its disposers in Wisconsin and supplies most US units.
Criticality
Medium
Unit cost
$150
Quality
75 / 100
US saturation
70.0
Made in US
3,500,000 units
Current demand
5,000,000 units
US exports
280,000 units
Opportunity score
33.8
Domestic vs international supply
Planned US investment, next 5 years
$200M
Expected extra output: 400,000 units per year
Requires
Housing
- Stainless shell (default)
- Steel housing
Motor
- Induction motor (default)
- Universal motor
Grind chamber
Power cable
Used by
Finished product.