Did you know clogged sewers can impact more than just your home? The City of Memphis warns that it can cause major backups and overflows to the city’s wastewater systems, posing a health risk to the general public.
Although products, such as flushing wipes and paper towels, are labeled as ‘flushable’ or ‘septic safe,’ the City of Memphis warns that they do not break down the same way as toilet paper.
While toilet paper biodegrades fairly quickly, wipes tend to collect other debris in the sewer system, forming clogs that grow over time until they fully block the pipes…