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[–] mysticpickle@lemmy.ca 40 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Just don't flush them. Even if they say they're "flushable", they most certainly are not.

[–] 200ok@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago

To anyone wondering why: they're more akin to large cotton pads than toilet paper. They don't break down.

Over time it's like flushing a bag of t-shirts and wondering why your pipes get clogged. Draino ain't fixing that.

[–] olafurp@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

Just to expand on that municipal sewage gets clogged by them because they turn into rock after some time and need to be removed with a jackhammer. Can also happen on a smaller scale before it reaches the municipality and then it's on you.

[–] WhatsHerBucket@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago

Sounds like words of experience