Toilet Paper Hand Sanitizer 2020 shirt

Clogs in sewers and stormwater drains are increasing during the pandemic as home-bound Americans are seeking alternatives to bathroom tissue because of occasional shortages, while stepping up efforts to sanitize their dwellings and themselves. Officials in U.S. cities and rural communities and even the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have issued pleas to be careful about what gets flushed down the toilet, as wastewater plant operators report a surge of stopped-up pipes and damage to pumps and other equipment.