STOP, DO NOT FLUSH. If you’re not careful about what you flush down the toilet you may end up clogging your drains causing potentially thousands of dollars worth of damage.
We use toilets every day, and while they’re intended exclusively for human waste, people usually don’t adhere to that rule all-too-well. With one flush of the handle, everything in the toilet just disappears. By flushing down objects that weren’t meant to be flushed down, however, you run the risk of damaging your pipes, clogging them, and potentially causing environmental pollution.
The convenience of throwing stuff away in the toilet does not outweigh the damage it causes. DON’T BE LAZY, THROW YOUR GARBAGE AWAY!
What Not to Flush Down Your Toilet?
- Feminine products
- Food
- “Flushable” wipes
- Dental floss
- Cotton balls/Q-tips
- Diapers
- Pills/Medicine
- Paper towels
- Tissues
- Cigarettes
- Hair
- Condoms
- Nail clippings
- Cat litter
- Contact lenses
- Gum
- Fish
- Bleach
- Bandaids
