Toilet Paper?

esox07 wrote:

2012Coleman wrote:


Really? You might as well sit on a five gallon bucket and dump that into a rest stop toilet while your at it.

Actually outside of NA, Europe and Australia this is exactly how most of the world handles their toilet paper. It's not unusual. Most sewer and water treatment plants wont handle the toilet paper well.

Really? Then how do you explain this?

On edit - looked up TP prices. RV paper is actually cheaper at Wally Mart


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You can't compare a roll of 1000 ply Scotts to RV paper. I am guessing, but I have a feeling one roll of the scotts would last as long as a 4 pack of the RV stuff.

And anyone with a brain can see that my quote was about this statement:

Actually outside of NA, Europe and Australia this is exactly how most of the world handles their toilet paper. It's not unusual. Most sewer and water treatment plants wont handle the toilet paper well.

So it if people in Europe - London is in Europe, right? used a bucket next to the toilet to discard the stuff they wipe their behinds with, there would be no big ball of wipes glued together with grease. Get it?

An American RV is light years ahead of any sewer system in London.

2012Coleman wrote:

4X4Dodger wrote:

Sprink-Fitter wrote:

mikensallyt wrote:
I know that this may sound gross but ..... Place a small trash can in the bathroom. Just roll up the paper and toss it in the can. You can also use those plastic grocery bags to roll it up in. Just remember to empty the trash can.

Really? You might as well sit on a five gallon bucket and dump that into a rest stop toilet while your at it.

Actually outside of NA, Europe and Australia this is exactly how most of the world handles their toilet paper. It's not unusual. Most sewer and water treatment plants wont handle the toilet paper well.

Really? Then how do you explain this?

On edit - looked up TP prices. RV paper is actually cheaper at Wally Mart

This has nothing to do with TP---it has to do with cooking grease and "flushable" wipes. And the article says NEITHER of those should be in the sewer ANYWHERE, which anyone with a brain knows. The article also is about London's sewer system, which is no doubt pretty sophisticated.

2012Coleman wrote:


Really? You might as well sit on a five gallon bucket and dump that into a rest stop toilet while your at it.

Actually outside of NA, Europe and Australia this is exactly how most of the world handles their toilet paper. It's not unusual. Most sewer and water treatment plants wont handle the toilet paper well.Really? Then how do you explain this?

On edit - looked up TP prices. RV paper is actually cheaper at Wally Mart


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You can't compare a roll of 1000 ply Scotts to RV paper. I am guessing, but I have a feeling one roll of the scotts would last as long as a 4 pack of the RV stuff.

majorgator wrote:
Spent some time in Brazil, and everyone there throws their TP in a waste basket next to the toilet. Their septic tanks mostly consisted of round cesspools, with brick laid on edge. No drain field. The wastewater leached out the holes in brick so TP (and other inorganics) would clog the holes and prevent draining. The cities had wastewater treatment facilities, but people still put their TP in trash cans, presumably because of the cultural practices.

My business is in the water and wastewater treatment industry. There is not a working wastewater plant in the USA that cannot handle TP. Baby wipes are a different story. If you are connected to a municipal sewer line, there's no reason you should not be flushing TP.

As for RV's, here's another vote for doing #2 and using regular TP. Sure, you might get a wad that gets hung up in there from time to time, but as long as mostly everything drains out, your OK. Just put some waste treatment stuff in there and get the remnants next time. I don't care about the sensors...you don't have sensors on your septic tank, and just like your holding tank, you'll know when it's full.

Yes, you do have sensors on your septic tank. At least mine does and I believe they all do these days. If your system is working correctly, you will never trip it however.
The pump in my septic tank got hung up last fall and it filled to the point that it set off the alarm which is in the house.

I will not use the 'el cheapo single ply tp for obvious reasons. We've been using whatever 2 ply is on sale at the time. No clogs, no issues.

Here's another vote for Costco (Kirkland) TP. We use it all the time in the sticks and bricks and weekend camping. However, when we're spending the winters in Texas we don't have the storage space for those large quantities. We then use the Scott's septic paper and combine it with RV Digest It as a deodorizer/break-down agent. I have a large black tank (62 gal.) and dump it about every two weeks. I monitor the effluent, with one of those clear inserts, when I dump and have noted that I have very few solids in the tank. In particular, the paper has broken down into very small pieces. Hope this helps.

4X4Dodger wrote:

Sprink-Fitter wrote:

mikensallyt wrote:
I know that this may sound gross but ..... Place a small trash can in the bathroom. Just roll up the paper and toss it in the can. You can also use those plastic grocery bags to roll it up in. Just remember to empty the trash can.

Really? You might as well sit on a five gallon bucket and dump that into a rest stop toilet while your at it.

Actually outside of NA, Europe and Australia this is exactly how most of the world handles their toilet paper. It's not unusual. Most sewer and water treatment plants wont handle the toilet paper well.

Really? Then how do you explain this?

On edit - looked up TP prices. RV paper is actually cheaper at Wally Mart

Spent some time in Brazil, and everyone there throws their TP in a waste basket next to the toilet. Their septic tanks mostly consisted of round cesspools, with brick laid on edge. No drain field. The wastewater leached out the holes in brick so TP (and other inorganics) would clog the holes and prevent draining. The cities had wastewater treatment facilities, but people still put their TP in trash cans, presumably because of the cultural practices.

My business is in the water and wastewater treatment industry. There is not a working wastewater plant in the USA that cannot handle TP. Baby wipes are a different story. If you are connected to a municipal sewer line, there's no reason you should not be flushing TP.

As for RV's, here's another vote for doing #2 and using regular TP. Sure, you might get a wad that gets hung up in there from time to time, but as long as mostly everything drains out, your OK. Just put some waste treatment stuff in there and get the remnants next time. I don't care about the sensors...you don't have sensors on your septic tank, and just like your holding tank, you'll know when it's full.

coolmom42 wrote:

mikensallyt wrote:
I know that this may sound gross but ..... Place a small trash can in the bathroom. Just roll up the paper and toss it in the can. You can also use those plastic grocery bags to roll it up in. Just remember to empty the trash can.

That's what we always did in the TT. No problem. Just take it out every day with your regular trash.

If you have guests who are not versed in the issue.... they are prone to using wads of TP and little water. Not a pleasant surprise. And a big wad does not break up as well as the few sheets in the jar.

Amazing! - Reads like a bathroom stop for Mexican buses in 1960s Baja.

It *is* a problem!
In most jurisdictions where you will find city, county, state, or Fed campgrounds - your "disposal" method would rate a Hazardous Materials cite for disposal of a Bio-Hazard (Human fecal matter).

Sure would (and did) at both the city & state beaches within the city where I worked.

RV parking in the winter & also public toilets available.

Usually a misdemeanor (not an infraction) - and it ain't cheap!!..:R

If you are "boondocking" in the wilderness - check on approved disposal, bring along your shovel and dig a pit toilet.

If you have ignorant guests that aren't "versed" - - verse 'em!..:S


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