Do you flush tampons?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I tried putting them in the trash. My dog likes to get them out of the trash and chew/spread them around the house. That’s far more gross than a clog in the toilet (which in 25 years of having a period hasn’t happened). I risk the clogged toilet.

Well yes, it is gross indeed to have an animal in the house who goes into the trash can to retrieve things.

My dog has thumbs I think. He can open doors and he gets into all trash cans with lids. I don’t like him but he’s my responsibility.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:no, you are not supposed to flush tampons. not sure why you'd need a "ton" of toilet paper, just wrap it in a normal amount and then... put it in the bathroom trash....not sure why this is weird?? obviously you would have a trash bag/liner in the trash can and should empty it regularly.

Why would you not flush it if you have modern plumbing?

Ummm because assuming that it makes it to the sewage treatment plant (big assumption), someone somewhere would have to filter that out, and then put it in the trash for you? Why would you not just be civilized and put it directly in the trash yourself? Or do you think all the tampons just float out into the oceans like that?

Let me guess, you just don't think at all.

I already replied to that before. Huge machines slowly skim all that stuff. Except for money and human parts, everything just gets dumped into a garbage truck that takes it to the landfills. I was very surprised how small that amount was as compared to the rest.

[Anonymous]

What! I always flush tampons but I do NOT flush the plastic/cardboard applicator. I wrap it in toilet paper or the wrapper and put them in the trash can.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:no, you are not supposed to flush tampons. not sure why you'd need a "ton" of toilet paper, just wrap it in a normal amount and then... put it in the bathroom trash....not sure why this is weird?? obviously you would have a trash bag/liner in the trash can and should empty it regularly.

Why would you not flush it if you have modern plumbing?

Ummm because assuming that it makes it to the sewage treatment plant (big assumption), someone somewhere would have to filter that out, and then put it in the trash for you? Why would you not just be civilized and put it directly in the trash yourself? Or do you think all the tampons just float out into the oceans like that?

Let me guess, you just don't think at all.

People aren't hand sorting waste at sewage plants. Not in this country anyway. I have flushed my tampons for 25 years. I consider it my right as a woman, and I will risk a clogged toilet for it.

[Anonymous]

You keep saying "clogged toilet" when everyone above (myself included) are telling you the clog isn't limited to your toilet. Tampons can clog the main sewer line. You get sewage coming up every drain in your house.

All because you're too dainty to wrap a tampon in tissue and throw it away.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You keep saying "clogged toilet" when everyone above (myself included) are telling you the clog isn't limited to your toilet. Tampons can clog the main sewer line. You get sewage coming up every drain in your house.

All because you're too dainty to wrap a tampon in tissue and throw it away.

Have you seen the main sewer lines? It's the mountains of fat and hair that get nicely stuck there. I suggest stop taking showers, washing dishes and generally using it, because it all can clog it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You keep saying "clogged toilet" when everyone above (myself included) are telling you the clog isn't limited to your toilet. Tampons can clog the main sewer line. You get sewage coming up every drain in your house.

All because you're too dainty to wrap a tampon in tissue and throw it away.

Have you seen the main sewer lines? It's the mountains of fat and hair that get nicely stuck there. I suggest stop taking showers, washing dishes and generally using it, because it all can clog it.

If you think of what a teeny piece of hair becomes, imagine what a tampon does. Your logic is flawed.
And, also, I don't put oil/fat down the drain either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I tried putting them in the trash. My dog likes to get them out of the trash and chew/spread them around the house. That’s far more gross than a clog in the toilet (which in 25 years of having a period hasn’t happened). I risk the clogged toilet.

Well yes, it is gross indeed to have an animal in the house who goes into the trash can to retrieve things.

My dog has thumbs I think. He can open doors and he gets into all trash cans with lids. I don’t like him but he’s my responsibility.

If only you could train him to flush a toilet too, like Jinx the cat from Meet the Parents, you would be winning at life. Cats for the win, once again.

[Anonymous]

AMERICAN TOILET RULES FOR A GOOD SEWAGE SYSTEM

1. Don't flush tampons
2. Don't flush condoms
3. Don't pour oil down drains
4. Don't pour coffee grounds down the drain
5. Don't let hair go down the drain
6. Don't flush baby wipes or even cottonelle wipes
7. Matter of fact, don't let anything but water down the drain

And chop up your poop with a plastic fork and knife, kept in a ziplock baggy by the toilet, if it is unnaturally voluminous!

Sincerely,
The Over Clogged Sewers of America

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You keep saying "clogged toilet" when everyone above (myself included) are telling you the clog isn't limited to your toilet. Tampons can clog the main sewer line. You get sewage coming up every drain in your house.

All because you're too dainty to wrap a tampon in tissue and throw it away.

Have you seen the main sewer lines? It's the mountains of fat and hair that get nicely stuck there. I suggest stop taking showers, washing dishes and generally using it, because it all can clog it.

If you think of what a teeny piece of hair becomes, imagine what a tampon does. Your logic is flawed.
And, also, I don't put oil/fat down the drain either.

My logic is fine. I don't think any of it should matter for the first world sewage system. If it does, I hope we work on a better solution than "stop flushing stuff down".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You keep saying "clogged toilet" when everyone above (myself included) are telling you the clog isn't limited to your toilet. Tampons can clog the main sewer line. You get sewage coming up every drain in your house.

All because you're too dainty to wrap a tampon in tissue and throw it away.

Have you seen the main sewer lines? It's the mountains of fat and hair that get nicely stuck there. I suggest stop taking showers, washing dishes and generally using it, because it all can clog it.

If you think of what a teeny piece of hair becomes, imagine what a tampon does. Your logic is flawed.
And, also, I don't put oil/fat down the drain either.

My logic is fine. I don't think any of it should matter for the first world sewage system. If it does, I hope we work on a better solution than "stop flushing stuff down".

And what do you propose that solution is? Redo all the sewer lines in DC so you don't have to be troubled putting stuff in the garbage? You will change your tune fast when you have sewage coming up your basement.

[Anonymous]

The first I learned of not flushing tampons was in a rental house in college. The landlord had come to unclog the plumbing, and seemed incredulous that we were flushing them. I've been wrapping them up and throwing in the trash ever since.

My dh owns a rental home built in the 1940s, and has dealt with the situation described above: sewage coming up through the shower drains. He has snaked large wads of bloody tampons from the sewer line going to the house.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You keep saying "clogged toilet" when everyone above (myself included) are telling you the clog isn't limited to your toilet. Tampons can clog the main sewer line. You get sewage coming up every drain in your house.

All because you're too dainty to wrap a tampon in tissue and throw it away.

Have you seen the main sewer lines? It's the mountains of fat and hair that get nicely stuck there. I suggest stop taking showers, washing dishes and generally using it, because it all can clog it.

If you think of what a teeny piece of hair becomes, imagine what a tampon does. Your logic is flawed.
And, also, I don't put oil/fat down the drain either.

My logic is fine. I don't think any of it should matter for the first world sewage system. If it does, I hope we work on a better solution than "stop flushing stuff down".

And what do you propose that solution is? Redo all the sewer lines in DC so you don't have to be troubled putting stuff in the garbage? You will change your tune fast when you have sewage coming up your basement.

It will not be able to sustain the population growth if it's in such dire straits. I don't support permanent bandaid solutions. A temporary campaign is okay, but it's not good as a long-term. At this rates we will be disposing of tp in the waste baskets like it's done in the less developed countries.

[Anonymous]

They can just start dropping acid eating tablets in the water. Something that disintegrates anything that doesn't break down, but also doesn't cause us harm and won't filter into other parts of the water we drink.

Hmm. Maybe coca-cola would work...caffeine free of course..

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You keep saying "clogged toilet" when everyone above (myself included) are telling you the clog isn't limited to your toilet. Tampons can clog the main sewer line. You get sewage coming up every drain in your house.

All because you're too dainty to wrap a tampon in tissue and throw it away.

Have you seen the main sewer lines? It's the mountains of fat and hair that get nicely stuck there. I suggest stop taking showers, washing dishes and generally using it, because it all can clog it.

If you think of what a teeny piece of hair becomes, imagine what a tampon does. Your logic is flawed.
And, also, I don't put oil/fat down the drain either.

My logic is fine. I don't think any of it should matter for the first world sewage system. If it does, I hope we work on a better solution than "stop flushing stuff down".

And what do you propose that solution is? Redo all the sewer lines in DC so you don't have to be troubled putting stuff in the garbage? You will change your tune fast when you have sewage coming up your basement.

It will not be able to sustain the population growth if it's in such dire straits. I don't support permanent bandaid solutions. A temporary campaign is okay, but it's not good as a long-term. At this rates we will be disposing of tp in the waste baskets like it's done in the less developed countries.