dont flush improvised toilet tissue says wastewater management officials. put in trash

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https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Because-of-TP-shortage-people-are-using-wipes-15154769.php

Thanks to people hoarding toilet paper during the coronavirus pandemic, some Californians have completely run out of bathroom tissue.

So what do they do when nature calls? They improvise.

And that, communities are discovering, can cause problems. Big, stinky, overflowing problems.

In Redding, Calif., wastewater management officials said someone apparently used shredded T-shirts as a toilet paper substitute, according to the Redding Searchlight.

While the soiled rags evidently passed through the sewer line of the person’s residence, they snagged on pumps at a lift station on one of city’s sewer lines. If workers hadn’t taken quick action to clear the clog, a dangerous brown spill might have occurred.

Meanwhile, Napa Sanitation District officials posted a picture Monday on Facebook of hundreds of flushed wet wipes captured by a single screen at the district’s pump station in Napa. The district reminded people to flush only toilet paper and human waste down the toilet.

“Remember to never flush wipes, paper towels, or tissues because they clog the pipes! Throw all wipes and other materials in the trash can!” the post read.

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