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Do Not Flush

 

 

A good rule of thumb is - if it isn't toilet paper or waste - don't flush it. The following are examples of commonly flushed items which have a negative impact on the collection system and treatment process. 

Acid 

Automobile Fluids                  

Bacon Grease             

Baked Goods              

Bandages                   

Barbecue Sauce         

Bones             

Bread dough                           

Butter                                    

Cake Frosting                         

Cheese                        

Cigarettes and Butts

Cleaning Supplies

Coffee Grounds          

Cotton Balls

Cotton Swabs

Condoms

Cooked Meat Drippings

Cooking Oil

Dental Floss

Egg Shells

Facial Tissue

Fat, Oil, or Grease

Fruit

Food Solids

Glue

Gravy

Hair and Fur

Insects

Kitchen Grease

Lard

Mayonnaise

Oatmeal and Porridge

Over the Counter Drugs

Paint

Paint Thinner

Paper

Paper Towels

Perfume

Pesticides

Poison

Powders

Prescription Drugs

 

Putties

Rags

Rice

Rocks

Rubber Bands and Balloons

Salad Dressing

Sanitary Pads

Solvents

Sour Cream

Syringes

Tampons & Applicators

Vegetables

Wet Wipes