Is toilet paper biodegradable? What happens to toilet paper if it's flushed away? Will it desintegrate in H2O

Answer 1

Toilet paper doen't actually dissolve; it quickly disintegrates into fine fibers so as not to clog the sewer. It's made of paper (mostly carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen), so it quickly decomposes at the sewage plant into compost along with the rest of the organic matter. After it's finished, it's sold as a soil supplement.

Answer 2

In wastewater, toilet paper breaks down into its original fibers These fibers are of plant origin and are biodregradable. I suspect that a lot (high percentage) of the fibrous solids are collected in the primary wastewater treatment section of the local sewage treatment plant and converted into sludge (removed from the water). This stuff gets used as fertilizer and garden additives (organic soils you can buy and add to your garden, no lie, where do you think that stuff comes from eh) or gets buried in a landfill.

Answer 3

No, it will be "destroyed" into little pieces and, then with the time, and the action of some other components (mechanical forces, bacterias, etc.), it will be biodegradated... In my opinion, it will reach land or sea before this process is concluded... or just a recylcling plant if there's one near your place

Answer 4

I'm sure toilet paper is biodegradable and that it is made so that it dissolves in water quickly. Unlike tissue paper, or worse - paper towels, which don't dissolve, and can cause blockages in the toilet system.

Answer 5

yes toilet paper is biodegradable because it dissolve so easily in water.it will disintegrate to water after sometime

Answer 6

i think it takes something like 10 years for it to just disapear.In h20 it turns into a big wad of toilet paper.It needs bacteria to eat it.