Stop flushing wipes, facial tissue, paper towels, cities beg

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MONROE — People swept shelves of disinfectant wipes and toilet paper as the COVID-19 outbreak spread.

When those ran out, they reached for other sanitary wipes, napkins and paper towels.

But only toilet paper is meant to be flushed. Everything else can wreak havoc on sewer and wastewater systems, a problem now playing out across Snohomish County.

“Unfortunately, manufacturers continue to label personal wipes as ‘flushable,’ which just is not true,” Monroe water and sewer operations manager John Lande said in an email. “Educating people of their impact is the only real tool in solving this problem.”

Once down the drain, cotton swabs, dental floss, disinfectant and sanitary wipes, napkins and paper towels gum up sewer lines and wastewater facilities. In past years, cities changed some equipment to screen and grind the materials. Monroe updated some pumping stations and its wastewater treatment plant to handle and remove or shred what comes through the line.

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1. And they will eventually plug up your pipes as well

Think about getting a plumber during this crisis.

The situation was so bad at my work that maintenance printed two rounds of signs that they posted in every stall. The second in about 12 different languages.

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2. London fatbergs

Just the thought makes me queasy. Trying not to clog.