Painting of Earth by Bill Lauto, Copyright Earth Day 2015 is this week and I will try to address a diversified array of topics that are all connected one way or another to our planet's environment. With more people knowing this type of information, I hope we can all save money, energy, and our environment for ourselves and our great grandchildren.
Topic: Lies through the process of omission and trying to flush them away.
Despite what some manufacturers tell you about their products, you can't flush away any lies told through the process of omission. We all use the bathroom and we all flush away unwanted items. However, many people don't realize that items such as a small toy or toothbrush that has fallen into the toilet can appear in our waterways and oceans. So if there is no way you are taking that brush or toy out with your hand, put on a dish-washing glove and dispose of them properly.
Next we have items that we buy in the stores that state on the package in various words, that the product can be flushed down the toilet. Items such as Baby Wipes and Women's Pads may have wording on the package that says: "Fresh n Flush" or "Flush Away" and this is where the half truth comes into play. Yes, you can flush them, but they do not breakdown as seen in the photographs below:
Next we have items that we buy in the stores that state on the package in various words, that the product can be flushed down the toilet. Items such as Baby Wipes and Women's Pads may have wording on the package that says: "Fresh n Flush" or "Flush Away" and this is where the half truth comes into play. Yes, you can flush them, but they do not breakdown as seen in the photographs below:
 Toilet Paper breaks down in minutes, while wipes just clog your pipes and Wastewater treatment plants. |  This Bar Screen at a Wastewater Treatment Plant has Baby Wipes clogging the system all along the bottom. |
Manufacturers know people would love to just dump these products in the toilet and be done with them, so many put on their product's label words such as: flushable, biodegradable, sewer and septic safe. Consumers who use flushable wipes find themselves dealing with several plumbing problems costing hundreds of dollars to fix or unclog. However, our Wastewater treatment plants have spent millions repairing and replacing machinery. That is our tax dollars being wasted on a Lie Through The Process Of Omission and when the treatment plant goes down allowing wipes to get into our oceans... Well no human or fish wants to swim into a clump of used wipes or pads.
Bill Lauto, GTG
Environmental Scientist at
GoingTrueGreen.com
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Bill Lauto, GTG
Environmental Scientist at
GoingTrueGreen.com
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