Government says you should flush your toilet paper away
Government says you should flush your toilet paper away
2026-01-12
For more than a decade now, the movement has been trying to get people to flush their toilet paper away. But some people still throw the paper in the trash instead. The main concerns are blocked pipes and expensive repairs. But plumbers say the key to whether flushing TP could be problematic is the force of the flush and the pipe layout. Let’s hear more.
Plumber
Doesn’t blame TP
Toilet paper can usually be flushed. For tissue paper, you should check the label first, to see if it can disintegrate in water. Even if it is labeled as water-soluble, it can still cause a blockage if you flush too much of it in one go. Toilets can also get clogged if the piping is horizontal, or if the horizontal drain pipe is too long.
Toilet paper is made of short fibers, which makes it break down quickly when it comes into contact with water to avoid any blockages. Flushing it down reduces the amount of trash, and helps contain the spread of bacteria and contagious diseases. But tissue paper meant for the face is not water soluble and should be thrown in the trash, unless you want to end up with a clogged toilet and a pricy plumber’s bill.
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環境部推"衛生紙丟馬桶" 3成人願改變習慣
2026-01-12
環境部長期推動如廁後，衛生紙丟馬桶政策，但還是有人擔心管線阻塞的情形，就有水電業者指出，最大問題在於沖水量以及水平管配置，如果沒問題，就不用擔心。
[[水電業者]]
“衛生紙是都可以丟啦，那面紙上，我們看上面的標示看可不可以溶解於水中，但是它有的就算可以溶解於水中，但你量太大的時候也是容易造成堵塞，但是通常馬桶容易堵塞，也還有一個原因，那我們如果說，水平的那個配管，馬桶水平配管那個太長的話，也容易造成堵塞”
衛生紙具有可分散性，屬於短纖維，遇水易快速分散，不會造成馬桶阻塞，丟馬桶除了減少垃圾量，還能降低細菌或傳染病傳播，不過，大部分面紙和濕紙巾不可溶於水，還是得投入垃圾桶中，可別丟錯，真的讓家中馬桶塞住了。
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