The most common items flushed down the toilet a focus of new campaign

Icon Water's campaign is reaching toilets doors across the ACT. Picture supplied

Research conducted by Icon Water, Canberra's publicly owned water utility, has revealed 11 per cent of respondents reported flushing a sanitary item down the loo, the practice contributing to costly pipe blockages.

The most commonly disposed of items were tampons (72 per cent) followed by pads (17 per cent). Condoms are also a problem.