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And this is why you never wash cooking oil or fats down the drain. If they don't clog your drains, they will collect like this and cause huge problems in sewers
by KozmoNau7 9y ago
And this is why you never wash cooking oil or fats down the drain. If they don't clog your drains, they will collect like this and cause huge problems in sewers and water treatment plants.
Pour it in an empty milk carton or whatever and throw it in the household trash. And pour a full kettle of boiling water down your kitchen sink drain once in a while, it'll prevent fat from collecting and it'll kill any nasty smells, too.
E: "Ninety three per cent of its complex structure was said to consist of the element “wet wipe”"
And don't flush wet wipes! Why do people still think this is OK?
- gambiting 9y ago>>And don't flush wet wipes! Why do people still think this is OK? Because it literally says "flushable" on them?
- KozmoNau7 9y agoWhich is something the manufacturers continue to get away with, for absolutely no good reason. Consumers' trust in marketing is mindblowing.
- gambiting 9y ago>>Consumers' trust in marketing is mindblowing. On the other hand, I don't feel like consumer should have to care about this at all. If it says flushable, it should be flushable. I'd trust relevant agencies to enforce this, just like they already enforce "free range", "organic" and "juice" - at least here in UK those terms have a legal meaning behind them and consumers can safely know they get what they pay for. If a wipe says "flushable" but it isn't, then that should be rectified on the regulatory level.
- KozmoNau7 9y agoI think one should expect at least some level of critical thought. Wet wipes are stored wet, for weeks, months or years. They do not decompose, in fact they stand up very well to liquids without losing structural integrity. Applying just a bit of critical thought based on those observations, makes it abundantly clear that wet wipes will not dissolve in the wet environment of a sewer, and will in fact very easily get caught and cause a blockage.
- merpnderp 9y agoThis was supposed to be the benefit of living in a highly regulated economy. If the regulators are worthless, then remove their drag on the economy. Otherwise make them worthwhile.
- detritus 9y agoI add in a load of detergent (Fairy!) to that occasional full kettle of boiling water down the plughole.