Our community’s sanitary sewer system is built to handle only the 3Ps: Pee, Poop, and toilet Paper. That’s it.
Flushing anything else—especially needles and other sharps—can cause serious harm to our wastewater infrastructure, our environment, and our dedicated team members who keep the system running.
Please don’t treat your toilet like a trash can.
Needles in the sanitary sewer system pose a serious health and safety risk to our Team, to public health, and to the environment. And it’s not just indoor plumbing, but portable toilets are not an exception. Sharps should NEVER be flushed.
Our Team works around the clock 24-7-365 so that everyone in Northeast Wisconsin can flush the toilet, do dishes, run laundry, and operate their businesses whenever they want. Let’s keep our system flowing and our team safe with responsible choices about what goes down the drain.
Never flush sharps. Never throw them in the trash. Instead, use proper drop-off locations in Brown County: Brown County Sharps Disposal >>
For a full list of registered sharps collection sites throughout Wisconsin: WDNR Medical Sharps Disposal >>
Don’t treat your toilet like a trash can, and please respect the safety of our Team. When it comes to toilets, remember:
Only flush : Pee, Poop, and toilet Paper – nothing else.