Is there any kind of paper towel that is safe for septic systems and plumbing?
I’m pastor of a church and in one of the church bathrooms, people are always flushing paper towels down the toilet and that causes immense plumbing problems. The solution prior to now has been to post signs that prohibit paper towesls from that bathroom. Folks have to try to dry thier hands on toilet tissue, which seems sort of low-class and troublesome. Our alternatives seem to be
a) buy an electric dryer (costly and requires installation and running electricity through an older, concrete block building”
OR
b) find a paper towel that will disintegrate and is septic/plumbing friendly that works better than toilet tissue.
Any thoughts.. are there such towels out there anywhere? How can we provide a hand-drying option that doesn’t leave our rest room with wet and disgusting toilet paper but isn’t damaging our sewage system?
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How about the cloth towel dispenser?
A link with a photo for your perusal. They might just be cheaper in the long run. See if you can find a used one pulled from service during a remodel. There is a lot of commercial equipment out there like that.
Perhaps if there were a trash can directly under the paper towel dispenser, fewer people would flush them?
I’m sure there are still the “continuous towel” wall units available.