Walter Dürr, the head of the Haarer municipal works, is concerned to note that supermarkets are still running out of toilet paper because of hamster buyers. His fear: the citizens could take sneezing-resistant mustache items, absorbent kitchen rolls or skin-flattering wet wipes to the quiet place.
County - "safe from sniffing" is a word that the world was still lacking until a well-known handkerchief manufacturer came up with it for advertising purposes. As desirable as this robust paperwork may be when your nose is running, it is a problem for others.
Walter Dürr, the head of the Haarer municipal works , is concerned to note that supermarkets are still running out of toilet paper because of hamster buyers . His fear: the citizens could take sneezing-resistant mustache items, absorbent kitchen rolls or skin-flattering wet wipes to the quiet place. And then flush them in bulk in Dürr's domain, in the Haar sewage treatment plant.
Unleashing artist in the clarifier
"This is an ongoing problem, not a corona time phenomenon," says Dürr. But now even more tear-resistant paper could wash into the basins than usual, wind around the pumps together with tampon threads and twist into tear-resistant braids. In the worst case, this means that the sewage treatment plant suffers from constipation. "That would be bad," Dürr diagnoses dryly. After all, his people were already busy at the municipal utilities in Corona times, there is still a drinking water supply to be maintained. The best thing to do is send the employees to the clarifier at night or at the weekend as unleashing artists - please don't.
Except for toilet paper, almost everything is taboo
Walter Dürr therefore appeals to the common sense of the population. "Apart from toilet paper, almost everything is taboo for disposal via the toilet," wrote the head of the municipal utility company in a press release. In addition to tear-resistant paper, hygiene and cleaning articles, this also applies to medicines as well as oils and fats. Because the latter can also lead to blockages, the specialist then speaks of the "Fettberg" - a problem that private individuals are also not immune to. Many sewage pipes or lifting pumps react to unsuitable wash ware with unsightly drainage problems.
Therefore and also in the interest of the sewage treatment plants, only toilet paper is allowed in the toilet. The rest fits better into the bin.
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