{"id":6808,"date":"2020-03-19T13:38:05","date_gmt":"2020-03-19T17:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=6808"},"modified":"2020-03-19T13:38:05","modified_gmt":"2020-03-19T17:38:05","slug":"wastewater-division-warns-customers-in-the-absence-of-toilet-paper-do-not-flush-paper-towels-and-wipes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2020\/03\/19\/wastewater-division-warns-customers-in-the-absence-of-toilet-paper-do-not-flush-paper-towels-and-wipes\/","title":{"rendered":"WASTEWATER DIVISION WARNS CUSTOMERS IN THE ABSENCE OF TOILET PAPER DO NOT FLUSH PAPER TOWELS AND WIPES"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/lakeland.png?resize=236%2C124&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-313\" width=\"236\" height=\"124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/lakeland.png?w=310&amp;ssl=1 310w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/lakeland.png?resize=300%2C158&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 236px) 100vw, 236px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The City of Lakeland Waste Water Division warns those sheltering at home due to coronavirus concerns: Never flush any hygiene products other than toilet paper down your toilet. \u201cBaby wipes, disinfectant wipes, paper towels or anything that isn\u2019t actual toilet paper, must go directly into the trash,\u201d said Bill Anderson, Director of Water Utilities. &nbsp;When flushed, these products clog sewer pipes and pump stations, increase utility maintenance, create environmental concerns and cause extra work throughout the wastewater system.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Due to a spike in demand spurred by the coronavirus pandemic,\u00a0Wastewater Managers worry that with toilet paper flying off the shelves in grocery stores and retail outlets, consumers are purchasing large quantities of wipes, paper towels, facial tissues, and napkins. If these items are used as substitutes for toilet paper, they should never be flushed because\u00a0they are not biodegradable. Anderson said, \u201cThey wreak havoc on our system and a homeowner\u2019s very own plumbing\u2026Please don\u2019t flush those down the toilet.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sanitary sewer systems are designed to accommodate\u00a0toilet paper, which is made to disintegrate quickly in water. It is proven that wipes, diapers and other materials don\u2019t break down as readily and tend to clog pipes. That could mean sewer backups into homes and clogs may form down the line impacting others. While disposable wipes are a convenient and easy-to-use\u00a0product that serves a variety of\u00a0helpful purposes, many Americans may be using them incorrectly. Whether it&#8217;s flushing non-flushable wipes or using antibacterial products to excess,\u00a0misusing disposable wipes can create costly problems. All wipes will easily flush down your toilet but that&#8217;s where the unseen problems begin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We have a video created a few years ago that shows Lakeland Water customers that even over time and agitation, these products do not breakdown and can\u2019t be processed correctly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"vimeo-player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/398881000\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The City of Lakeland Waste Water Division warns those sheltering at home due to coronavirus concerns: Never flush any hygiene products other than toilet paper down your toilet. \u201cBaby wipes,&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":313,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"0","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","inline_featured_image":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"wpai_generated_summary":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","default_image_id":71799,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[12,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6808","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local","category-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6808","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6808"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6808\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6808"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6808"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}