Philadelphia mayor addresses the PPE waste that is affecting sewer lines and systems. HARRISBURG - Pennsylvania sewage treatment facilities have reported an uptick in non-flushable items clogging filtration systems and impacting important equipment since the March stay-at-home order.
Officials are reminding residents to only flush toilet paper and human waste, not disinfecting wipes or other non-flushable items that should be disposed of in the trash. "Flushing things that aren’t meant to be flushed can damage your own sewer pipes as well as the sewer treatment facilities that we all depend on,” Dept.
of Environmental Protection Secretary Patrick McDonnell said. According to McDonnell, even items labeled "flushable" or "biodegradable"