HELP US CUT THE CRAP!

Council is facing with a massive clean-up bill of around $200,000 to remove and dispose of wet wipes and other non-biodegradable items from our sewerage system. 

Council currently has over 100 cubic metres of material contaminated by non-biodegradable products in the sewerage settling ponds that should’ve gone into the bin, instead of our sewerage system. 

Over the coming months, Council workers will have to remove over 100 cubic metres of material contaminated by non-biodegradable products from our sewer settling ponds and dispose of it in line with environmental guidelines.

The disposal of bathroom rubbish, such as WET WIPES, NAPPIES, SANITARY PRODUCTS (such as napkins and tampons), RAZORS, BAND-AIDS, COTTON BUDS, BALLS and even CLOTHING should be placed in the bin, not in the toilet. 

Even WET WIPES that are labelled "flushable" are not suitable for our system, as they don't disintegrate in water like toilet paper. 

Our system is simply NOT designed for such items to be flushed down the toilets as they are causing blockages, significant damage and increased costs to our Council's system.

The only things that should be going into the toilet are human waste and toilet paper. For everything else, please put them in the bin instead. All toilet cleaning and shower products are safe to use without affecting our wastewater system.