August 24, 2010
I am reading a book about the sanitation systems of the world. Do you know that 2.6 billion people in this world have no access to any formal sanitation system. A another interesting fact is that the flushable toilet has had the biggest impact on life expectancy. It is considered that it has added 20-30 years to the average lifespan. Many of the formal sewage systems in the world are very old and it is a miracle that they are still working. Maintenance is a huge job that we all pretty much take for granted.
Our sewage system here in the village is quite new by comparison, however, it is in the 40 year old range and we should be concerned about out part in keeping it healthy. We often treat our toilets like garbage disposal systems and we flush things that should NEVER be flushed. I thought it would be good for all of us to be reminded of the things that SHOULD NEVER, NEVER be flushed down a toilet or poured down a drain.
THINGS THAT SHOULD NEVER BE FLUSHED DOWN A TOILET OR POURED DOWN A DRAIN.
• CONDOMS
• TAMPONS OR ANY FEMALE SANITARY SUPPLIES
• FACIAL CLEANSING WIPES, COTTON BALLS
• DIAPERS
• INCONTENANCE PADS
• OLD BANDAGES
• RAZOR BLADES
• SYRINGES OR NEEDLES
• COLOSTOMY BAGS
• MEDICINE OF ANY KIND
• TOILET ROLL TUBES
• PANTYHOSE
• ANY PIECE OF CLOTHING
• PAPER TOWELS, KLEENEX, LETTERS OR OFFICE PAPER
• DEAD ANIMALS SUCH AS MICE, BUGS, FISH
• Q-TIPS, THESE BECOME THE SEWER’S BEAVER DAM AND CAUSE ALL KINDS OF TROUBLE.
Our fragile old sewer systems need some co-operation and help.
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PS: I forgot one of the most important. GREASE
ReplyDeleteYou would think a 55 plus community people would know this, lets hope.
ReplyDeletespeaking of toilets, perchance the writer of the foul letter to Dave could be minced into tiny pieces and flushed -but a moron such as that writer would probably clog the sewer system royally - or perhaps that writer was flushed up from the sewers.
ReplyDeleteRemember - Flushable Wipes 'aint!
ReplyDeleteYou better not have one tiny ficus root in your pipes.
Of course the corporation says “Kimberly-Clark has performed extensive testing of our flushable wipes products using these methods and all our flushable wipes products pass the relevant tests.”