Can you flush tampons? The definitive answer!
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There's a simple answer to this question but it can be quite hard to find! The advice has changed over the years. But now it's categorical.
Equally horrifying, when sewers flood, tamponsoverflow into our streams, rivers and find their way onto our beaches.
So please don't be a flusher, be a binner!
Don't ever flush tampons! Here's why:
Yes, they may disappear down the U-bend (...usually! Sometimes theycause a blockage and flooding - an absolute horror show). But they cause terrible problems further down the pipes.So what happens to tampons when you flush them?
Tampons join baby wipes, condoms, cotton buds, and cooking oil to form huge impenetrable blockages in the sewers, known as fatbergs, which require power drills to clear them.They arethen transported off for disposal in landfill.
Equally horrifying, when sewers flood, tamponsoverflow into our streams, rivers and find their way onto our beaches.
So please don't be a flusher, be a binner!