Flushable Items
When you use your washing machine, dishwasher, shower, and toilet the wastewater leaves your home and enters the sanitary sewer system.
Household items are not meant to be flushed down your toilet as they can cause clogs in your pipes, toilet, backups in your basement, and blockages in the city-wide system.
Don't flush:
- Baby wipes or cleaning wipes
- Diapers
- Facial tissue or paper towel
- Tampons or other menstrual products
- Condoms
- Bandages
- Paper towels
- Dental floss
- Cotton balls and swabs
- Cat litter
- Prescription drugs
- Over-the-counter medication
- Cigarette butts
SEMCOG: COVID-19 Toilet Paper PSA
Visit the resources below for more information:
GLWA - Flushable Wipes Effect on Sanitary System
GLWA - Stick to the 3 P's
GLWA - Flushable Items Media Alert