“Flushable” wipes are clogging sewers across Canada and are costing Canadian ratepayers at least $250 million a year.
While these “flushable” wipes may swirl down with ease, they don’t disintegrate, creating serious problems as they work their way through sewer systems on their way to treatment plants.
Only pee, poo, and toilet paper belong in the toilet. Everything else, including wipes labeled "flushable" go in the bin.
Don’t flush any of the following items. Put them in the garbage:
- Bandages
- Cigarette butts
- Condoms
- Wipes (baby and/or adult)
- Sanitary napkins
- Cotton swabs
- Dental floss/hair
- Diapers
- Fats, oils and grease
- Tampons
- Pet waste/kitty litter
- Medications
- Paint
- Plastics
- Tampon applicators
Many household items such as pharmaceuticals, paints and solvents and wastewater from carpet cleaning, car washing, and pools and hot tubs that enter our sewer systems cannot be effectively treated by municipal wastewater treatment systems.
Print and display these posters to educate others on what belongs in the toilet and what doesn't.
