Push No. 2 and the toilet releases the full 1.6 gallons to
flush solid waste.
Malia Gacioch: Right, so if you actually check on the side of a disposable diaper package, it actually says to
flush the solid waste, which I would say most people don't do...
When using disposables, people generally do not
flush solid waste down the toilet (as the instructions on the package recommend).
amandamay, technically you're supposed to be
flushing solid waste from disposables, too.
Not exact matches
Solid waste also gets composted or
flushed into septic tanks and sewers where it is supposed to go, not into landfills.
Plus, you might not have noticed this before, but every disposable diaper on the market clearly indicates that
solid waste should be
flushed.
Another way to reduce water
waste is to only
flush the... er... more
solid bowel movements.
On the other hand, cloth diapers with
solid waste are shaken off into the toilet (or if liners are used, simply
flushed down the toilet).
Usually most of it will come off just from multiple quick dunks, but I often find if I
flush the toilet and let the diaper sit in the flow of the
flushing toilet the suction from the toilet
flushing will pull most of the
solid waste off the diaper.
Bio liners absorb the
solid waste — and then you simply discard the soiled liner in the toilet and
flush away the mess.
Bio-Soft liners contain the
solid waste: you simply discard the soiled liner in the toilet and
flush away the mess.
If you're up to
flushing some of the contents down the toilet first (especially when your baby starts
solids and the bowel movements are more formed), you can significantly reduce that
waste.
Using cloth involves one extra small step: I take the
solid waste and
flush it down the toilet — this involves either a gentle shake or a bit of toilet paper to help it off.
Basic principles: The website claims eliminating
solid foods and subsisting on a lemon juice — based drink
flushes the system of internal
waste and toxins, helps you overcome «psychological» cravings for food, and results in weight loss.
Why trendworthy: Greater recognition that liquid and
solid waste have different
flush requirements.
Though widely available abroad, dual -
flush toilets — with separate mechanisms to handle liquid or
solid waste — are gaining attention here, says Lenora Campos with Toto USA, a leading toilet manufacturer (www.totousa.com).