Some may think because some homes have a garbage disposal it is OK to just use a toilet to get rid of food waste. And stay-at-home orders have increased this bad habit. Remind your customers that there are several reasons why it is not wise to flush food down the toilet:1. Plugging of pipes - The food particles could plug the plumbing. Toilets are designed to only receive human waste and toilet paper. The pipes that vacate a toilet are too narrow to handle food scraps, and new toilets use less than 2 gallons of water per flush. The plumbing in
Remind Your Customers Not to Flush Food Waste
Some bad habits were developed during the stay-at-home order that negatively impact septic systems. Here are reminders for your customers.
Jun 15, 2020
| by Sara Heger, Ph.D. |
















