are flushable liners safe for septic tank
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Topic: are flushable liners safe for septic tank
Posted By: BriAndOlisMum
Subject: are flushable liners safe for septic tank
Date Posted: 05 January 2010 at 4:11pm
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Hi we are planning on using cloth nappies for bubs, we are on a septic tank and i am wondering if the flushable or biodegradable liners that you can get are safe for use with a septic tank or not. -------------  http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker">
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Posted By: weegee
Date Posted: 05 January 2010 at 5:07pm
Some are, some aren't. (We're on septic too.) Any of the 'spunlace' liners are fine for septic tanks but not many of the other ones. Personally I find the spunlace ones to be a bit of a waste of time (they're so fine they bunch a fair bit) despite the fact that they feel the nicest. I used to love the Disana ones but you don't seem to be able to get them here any more. We now use similar ones that are 100% cellulose (nothing else to bind them together) but a bit thicker than the spunlace ones and if we use them at home (generally I can't be bothered, but we use them for daycare and he sometimes comes home with one in the nappy he's wearing) I will throw them through the washing machine - they will withstand 3 or 4 washes before starting to disintegrate, and at that point I have no qualms about flushing them  ------------- 
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Posted By: _SMS_
Date Posted: 05 January 2010 at 9:46pm
Like PP said you would need to check around brands. But not many do  -------------  
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