Households have been warned against flushing a number of items down the toilets in order to prevent blockages in the system.
Dubliners have been urged to only flush the 3 Ps (pee, poo, and paper) as part of the Think Before You Flush campaign. Throwing down other items will have a detrimental effect on our wastewater network and treatment plants, surface water overflows and sewage-related litter on our beaches and in our oceans, damaging our marine environment.
These items, called the "dirty dozens", include wet wipes, cotton pads, dental floss, hair, paper towels, medicine, tampons, food items, contact lenses, condoms, cigarette butts, and cotton bud sticks. Just over one in five adults regularly admit to flushing items down the toilet, new research has revealed.
