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Despite scarcity, officials warn to flush only toilet paper

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Toilet paper has become a scarce commodity as the coronavirus spreads.

But sanitation officials are still warning people to flush only toilet paper and nothing else.

Local officials are anticipating possible backups or overflows at treatment facilities from people flushing items other than toilet paper.

Lacie Wever, a spokeswoman for Hampton Roads Sanitation District, said this is not the time for people to flush personal hygiene wipes or cleaning cloths. She said that even if a package says a product is flushable, do not flush it.

She added that people should not flush paper towels or even facial tissues. She explained that toilet paper is designed to break down, while other products are not.

John Mangalonzo
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John Mangalonzo (john@localdailymedia.com) is the managing editor of Local Voice Media’s Virginia papers – WYDaily (Williamsburg), Southside Daily (Virginia Beach) and HNNDaily (Hampton-Newport News). Before coming to Local Voice, John was the senior content editor of The Bellingham Herald, a McClatchy newspaper in Washington state. Previously, he served as city editor/content strategist for USA Today Network newsrooms in St. George and Cedar City, Utah. John started his professional journalism career shortly after graduating from Lyceum of The Philippines University in 1990. As a rookie reporter for a national newspaper in Manila that year, John was assigned to cover four of the most dangerous cities in Metro Manila. Later that year, John was transferred to cover the Philippine National Police and Armed Forces of the Philippines. He spent the latter part of 1990 to early 1992 embedded with troopers in the southern Philippines as they fought with communist rebels and Muslim extremists. His U.S. journalism career includes reporting and editing stints for newspapers and other media outlets in New York City, California, Texas, Iowa, Utah, Colorado and Washington state.

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