Does the toilet paper just get flushed into the river? or?
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It depends on if you have sewers or a septic tank. If you have a sewer then it goes into the sewer, agitation as it moves breaks it up and it breaks down. Then it goes to a sewage treatment plant where solid matter and other contaminants are removed and the water is cleaned before being put back into wherever the sewer system drains to.
If you have a septic tank then it goes into your septic tank where it sits and breaks down before slowly draining into a series of perforated pipes that rest under something called a “leach field” where the waste is slowly released out. Since it is essentially just human waste, water, and toilet paper there isn’t any negative environmental effects so long as the septic tank is properly maintained.
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