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If your home is on a sewer line, you can flush them. If you have a septic system, wrap them well and put them out with the trash. DO NOT flush tampons with a septic system - ask anyone who works for a septic system maintenance company. They'll have plenty of Horror stories to tell you.
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∙ 9y agoDO NOT flush tampons down any toilet.
Tampon companies sometimes claim that their products are flushable on the basis that they can be flushed down the toilet, but with no consideration as to what happens to the tampons after they've been flushed. Tampons don't break-down in water and instead expand thus can cause blockages in pipes which in turn can cause busted pipes and flooding, also sewage treatment plants aren't built to deal with rubbish being flushed so tampons can bypass sewage treatment and make it into waterways where it's not just an eyesore but can also harm wildlife.
Always wrap-up your used tampons in toilet paper or wrappers and throw them in the bin - this is why they have sanitary bins in public bathrooms, toilets are not bins! Tampons are a big enough environmental concern without adding to the problem by flushing your tampons.
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