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Can you flush paper towels?

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Then try this “flushability test.” Fill two bowls with water. Place toilet paper in one, and place one of the items above in the other. Swish both items in the water. Wait an hour, then swish again. read more

I can tell you from personal experience that paper kitchen towels will eventually clog up your drain completely and that a ghastly, foul-smelling mass of horrible goo will have to be extracted. read more

Kleenex, paper towels or tissue paper should not be flushed. This type of paper is designed to stay together when wet, and absorb moisture, so it often takes too long to break down in the sewer system, and can cause sewage blockages. read more