Once the COVID-19 virus started, it was interesting to see\nthat the Toilet Paper was one of the first things to go from the shelves and if\nyou go in the stores still today there is a limited supply. Other than that, as more kids are home, \u201cscience\nexperiments\u201d may include the old question \u2013 \u201cWill this flush or not?\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Toilet paper is one of those things that we use daily.\u00a0 But if there is a need to use something else, consider finding a different way to dispose of it instead of flushing it down the toilet.\u00a0 In a story from England titled Coronavirus: Toilet roll alternatives blocking sewers<\/a>, the water authority discusses that things other than toilet paper can have a very bad outcome if flushed.\u00a0 The reason things other than toilet paper are not good to flush is the structure of these products.\u00a0 Toilet paper is thin and will easily flush.\u00a0 Things like newspaper and other paper products higher in cellulose are not designed to easily breakdown.\u00a0 So, I hear you, what about \u201cFlushable wipes\u201d and the wet wipes.\u00a0 These should not be flushed either.\u00a0 The structure of these also are not made to flush.\u00a0 You may say that you are not on a septic tank system but rather on a city sewer system and it should not matter as much.\u00a0 Well here is a news report that discusses this issue about why the wipes should not be flushed<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are basically three things that should be flushed, the\nthree P\u2019s \u2013 Pee, Poo, toilet Paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Back to the \u201cscience experiment\u201d, one thing you could do as a science experiment is take toilet paper and a flushable wipe, put water and equal amounts of toilet paper and flushable wipes in two different mixing bowls and let the kids stir the bowls with the toilet paper and the flushable wipes and see how long each one takes to fully breakdown.\u00a0 If all works out, the toilet paper will breakdown in a few seconds and the flushable wipe will take minutes. Click here<\/a> to do see how they run one science experiment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Remember the three P\u2019s \u2013 Pee, Poo, toilet Paper, all other\nthings should be disposed of in the trashcan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n