Family perhaps talked about method of disposal (9)
I believe the answer is:
household
'talked about method of disposal' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'family perhaps' is the wordplay.
'family' becomes 'house' (eg a royal house).
'perhaps' becomes 'hold' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'house'+'hold'='HOUSEHOLD'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for household that I've seen before include "Social unit living together" , "Common" , "Do hush Leo (anag.)" , "establishment" , "Group of people living together" .)