Are condoms flushable?
2007-01-27 08:42:06 · 39 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
no, there are not. because they made out rubber and rubber floats. don't flush them anyways too gross. that stuff ends up in the ocean - rubber doesn't disintegrates either.
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2007-01-27 08:45:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Are Condoms Flushable
2017-01-09 09:24:12 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO NO NO NO NO NO NO. The people who said yes are some day going to have an embarrassing and costly visit from the plumber. A condom is a bit like a water balloon, right? You can fill that sucker up until it's as big as your head. That can happen in your pipes and make them back up.
2007-01-27 08:46:56 · answer #3 · answered by shannonscorpio 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Condoms don't dissolve in water so you make the task of people who recycle and purify the water harder... They have nets and filters for heavy stuff but I've always heard that condoms must be knotted and thrown away in regular trash bins to finally get burned.
2007-01-27 08:52:09 · answer #4 · answered by Diomedes 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no
Unfortunately you cannot flush condoms. You have to toss them in the garbage. Wrapping them in tissues and putting them into the kitchen trash is a good idea, because that trash probably gets emptied most often. Putting the condom near the bottom of the trash can prevent embarrassment later
2007-01-27 08:46:49 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You can flush them down the toilet, but they're not biodegradable so they'll finish up in the sewage system and be really difficult to deal with. Much better to wrap in paper and put in the regular rubbish.
2007-01-27 08:48:49 · answer #6 · answered by mrsgavanrossem 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ok a 20 pound turd is flushable. What makes you think a .5 gram condom wouldn't be?
2007-01-27 08:45:36 · answer #7 · answered by ♥ LysoL 3 · 3⤊ 4⤋
No, they are not and they usually put this on the packaging. You can flush them, but your more likely to clog the toilet or risk it washing back up into the toilet. Best bet would be to wrap it up in tissue paper and then throw it away.
2007-01-27 08:46:35 · answer #8 · answered by Danelle 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I never tried it, but I wouldn't take a chance on it. Just wrap it up in toilet tissue and throw it in the garbage can.
2007-01-27 08:45:58 · answer #9 · answered by misty blue 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes they are. Actually if you go to a sewage treatment plant condoms are the number one item flushed that is not part of your "normal" sewage.
2007-01-27 08:46:57 · answer #10 · answered by chugyn 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Yes, and that is a sanitary way of getting rid of them instead of throwing it out the car window. Man I hate when that happens.
2007-01-27 08:49:50 · answer #11 · answered by Billy Dee 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋