10 things not to throw in the toilet

Proper care of your sewage system will help you avoid breakdowns and benefit the environment. Therefore, it is worth asking it, What not to throw down the toilet. We have prepared a list of 10 things that should not should go down the drain. Check it out!

What not to throw down the toilet?

1. personal hygiene products

Can tampons be thrown into the toilet? The answer is unequivocally no. You should avoid throwing other personal hygiene products into the toilet as well: sanitary napkins, sanitary pads, sanitary pads (which swell after absorbing swell with water) and ear sticks, as well as dental floss, which gets entangled in pipes into clumps.

The mentioned hygiene products clog the toilet and block the flow of sewage, which sooner or later will end up with a breakdown of the sewage system. Remember that their place is in the garbage garbage can.

2. fats and oils

Avoid pouring oil down the toilet. When the oil cools down, it solidifies in the pipes and clogs them as it settles on the pipes and reduces sewage flow.

We can pour the cooled oil into a bottle and dispose of it in the garbage. The other option is to wipe the pan with a paper towel or toilet paper and throw the paper in the garbage.

There is also an option for the brave and those who do not want to unnecessarily litter the environment. From used oil you can make…household soap!

3. medicines

The chemical components contained in medicines negatively affect the environment environment, and moreover, they can harm human health and life. Chemical compounds contained in pharmaceuticals damage the soil and water, and consequently poison the plants and animals.

Treatment plants cannot separate wastewater from substances contained in medicines. Dissolved drugs contaminate rivers and get into the groundwater.

4. paint, cigarette butts

Chemical compounds contained in paints are difficult to decompose and  badly affect the on the environment. Never pour leftover paint into the toilet.

Cigarette butts contain highly poisonous chemical components, so it is it is important that they do not get into the groundwater.

5. needles and syringes

Are particularly dangerous for sewage plant workers. During sorting, they can pierce a glove and stab a worker. There is a high risk of infection, such as HIV or hepatitis.

6. hair

Avoid throwing hair into the toilet from the sink or bathtub, as hair in the pipes clumps into a compact mass and blocks the flow of sewage. This is a common reason for sewage system failure in the home.

7. paper towels, wet wipes and diapers.

Paper towels are difficult to decompose and clog pipes. Remember that Wet wipes, diapers or pampers do not dissolve in water. Their throwing them down the toilet – sooner or later – will cause the sewage system to fail. sewage system. Then you will need the help of a professional and costly repairs to the entire system. of the entire system.

8. plastic bags

They do not decompose in water and block the flow of wastewater. If they get into groundwater, they pollute the environment and it happens that animals mistake them for with food.

Important! Plastic bags often end up in the oceans and cause the death of many animals. Sea turtles mistake them for jellyfish, and after swallowing them. ingestion, they die.

9. food leftovers, coffee grounds and tea.

Although these are organic products, decomposable in water, they must not be disposed of into the toilet, as they are food for rats. In an effort to avoid the proliferation of populations of these rodents in sewers, do not throw leftover food into the toilet.

10. construction waste

Construction waste, i.e. rubble, gravel, gravel, sand, nails, etc. They fall to the bottom of sewer lines, consequently forming dense blockages that are difficult to remove.

What not to put in the toilet? You can also ask another way: what can be thrown into it throw into it? The answer is: only toilet paper.

Prevention: how to take care of the sewage system

What should you do to keep your sewage system working properly? Do not throw into the toilet garbage and remember to use the SanitoBac. It is a natural, completely safe means of unblocking the system sewage system in your home. Thanks to specially selected strains of bacteria, SanitoBac unclogs pipes and preserves beneficial bacterial flora.

It is also worth using Bioudraiser for the bathroom: with it you will safely remove lingering hair and soap residues from the drain pipes of your sink, bathtub or shower.

Eco-friendly Bioudraiser for the kitchen will allow you to get rid of food residues in and dissolve lingering in pipes grease, and also prevent them from settling in the sewage system.

Check:

How to take care of a domestic sewage treatment plant?

How to dissolve fat in pipes?

Why should you give up chemical sewage remedies?

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