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Officials Want to Eliminate "Fatbergs" in Minnesota Toilets
Sep 7, 2023
https://kroc.com/can-you-flush-flushable-wipes/
According to Green Gobler, a company that sells plumbing products like drain-clog removers, the average person spends 73 hours a year taking care of business on the toilet. To be clear, that's not the time you waste sitting on the throne scrolling Instagram- that 73 hours is straight potty time.
Your toilet takes a lot of crap - pun intended - so you should treat it right. Unfortunately, a lot of people aren't. Minnesota officials say some Minnesotans are making a very costly mistake that's entirely preventable. Below you'll see what a "fatberg" is and how to avoid the major repair bill that comes with them.