Here\u2019s why dealing with leftovers in this way is not recommended:\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
It Damages Home Sewer Pipes\u00a0<\/h2>\r\n
A vast majority of clogs take place in the pipes that are right there in your home. The U-shaped pipe, which is situated right behind the toilet bowl, is the first place where the food leftovers are likely to get stuck.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n And if the food doesn\u2019t create a clog there, it can do so in one of the numerous tees, elbows, and other bends in your pipework. The food can and will build up over time, creating a clog that will cause sewage to overflow into your bathroom. So, one day, you may wake up to a sewer odor in your bathroom<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n To deal with the clog, you\u2019ll probably have no other choice but to hire a plumber. That\u2019s because not all clogs can be \u201csnaked\u201d – if a lot of food gets stuck in the pipe, it needs to be unburied, replaced, and reburied. Sounds quite costly, doesn\u2019t it? That\u2019s because it is – clogged piping can be tremendously expensive to repair.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n But it doesn\u2019t have to come to that. Just keep in mind that the damage that food flushing can cause can be catastrophic and use plastic garbage bags instead.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Most folks don\u2019t really think about their city\u2019s wastewater treatment facility. Until something really bad happens and affects everyone in the city, that is. However, no wastewater treatment facility in any city has to go through malfunctions and overflowing as long as the population isn\u2019t throwing just everything they don\u2019t need into their toilets, including food leftovers.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n One of the biggest contributors to sewer overflows is residential flushing of fats. When people flush grease, oil, and fats down their toilets, these substances don\u2019t mix with the water – instead, they float on top of it and gradually solidify as they\u2019re cooling down.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Over time, this solidified oil, fat, and grease create clogs. And that\u2019s not the end of it – these clogs act as glue and pick up other items going through the pipes, which only worsens the problem. The result of all this can be sewer waste overflowing from the manhole covers.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Those flushing anything besides water, toilet paper, and human waste down into their septic systems are almost certain to experience a lot of issues at some point. Residential septic owners have to be extra careful and never flush things that aren\u2019t supposed to be flushed.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Food flushed down the toilet adds to the solid layer that is already present in the tank. The result of this is the increased frequency of pumping that is needed to keep the septic tank up and running. Furthermore, food can significantly upset the tank\u2019s bacterial balance and break the digestion-and-breakdown system that exists there.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n It should also be mentioned that the food waste such as, for example, crushed eggshells can clog one of the tank\u2019s two baffles, more specifically the incoming baffle. This can cause the sewage to come back into your bathroom.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n In the worst-case scenario, food flushed down the toilet can even cause the septic tank to back up into one\u2019s backyard. As you can already guess, it costs a lot of money to fix something like this. What is more, it can spread the smell of sewage throughout the neighborhood and completely ruin your backyard.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Even though flushing food down the toilet may seem like the quickest and easiest way to deal with your leftovers, there\u2019s not a single good reason why you should do something like that.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n If you have any old, smelly food that you want to get rid of, simply put it into a plastic bag and then put the whole thing into your freezer. Leave it there until the garbage day and then throw it out. Fill glass containers and plastic bottles with fats and oil and put them into your garbage bags.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Flushing food waste, fats, oils, and grease is guaranteed to cause a lot of issues sooner or later. These issues can take place in your backyard septic system, in your pipework, or even in the city sewer system. 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It Damages Residential Septic Systems\u00a0<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The Conclusion<\/h2>\r\n
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