Join Patty Potty and the no wipes in the pipes campaign - People are flushing all kinds of things down the toilet - It's not a trash can, you know. Patty's message - NO WIPES IN THE PIPES - might be staged in the 50's, but it continues to be vitally important in today's water. Patty Potty.
3,663 likes. NO WIPES IN THE PIPES - Wipes don't decompose they get caught up in wastewater treatment plants. Who is Patty Potty? Created by Russ Lambert, the Co-Founder and Creative Director, of Save Water Texas Coalition, Patty is a 1950's housewife somewhat prissy, often bossy, and completely in charge of her home and family.
Patty Potty is a 1950's housewife who promotes sewer-friendly behaviors and warns against flushing wipes and other non-flushable items. She is part of the Save Water Texas Coalition, along with Irry Gator and other water education programs by the West Harris County Regional Water Authority. Patty Potty helps deliver messages about protecting wastewater collections systems in a humorous, memorable fashion.
To about how you can help or to become a Patty Potty Patrol Participant, visit Patty Potty at www.pattypotty.com or follow her on Facebook at www.facebook.com/nowipes. Patty Potty's Not so Flushable wipes Demonstration from The Texas Network on Vimeo Patty Potty Outtakes. The 3 Ps of Flushing Community Utilities of Indiana is pleased to be a partner in the international Patty Potty No Wipes in the Pipes campaign.
Patty's goal is to raise awareness on the proper use of wastewater systems - a response to the increasing disposal of wipes, and other "nasty stuff", that routinely gets thrown down toilets and drains. It's all very bad news for your plumbing, your. Please DO NOT flush non-toilet paper items.
Flushing wipes, paper towels and similar products down toilets can clog sewers and cause backups/overflows into homes, onto streets, down storm drains, wastewater treatment facilities and ultimately into local waterways. Thus creating an additional public health risk in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.