Where does it go?

How is it treated?

And what about condoms?

Thanks.

To sewers.

With care.

I don't use condoms while pissing.

But please.

The Chinese reuse their condoms and make hairbands out of it. Really...

Where does it go? Depends if you are on sewer or septic tank system.

Sewers go to a waste treatment plant where the solids are seperated from

liquids and then disposed of. If a septic tank then the solids sink to the

bottom and the rest goes out to a drainfield where it is distributed into the

ground through a leeching process through rocks then into the ground itself.



How is it treated? With chemicals and aireation at a sewer treatment plant

or the anerobic bacteria eat everything in a septic tank system.



And what about condoms? They are seperated at the treatment plant along

with any other type of stuff that might get into the system like toys,

crayons, rings etc.. If on a septic tank they just either settle to the bottom

or flow out to the drainfield and clog up your system. Always clean out your

septic tank at least every 5 years for maintainance and prevention of build

up.

Never use a garbage disposal on a septic tank system.

Where does it go?

How is it treated?

And what about condoms?

Thanks.

It first travels through the sewer system, which may involve lift pumps located at low points, until it reaches the waste water treatment plant.

The first stage of treatment involves a series of grates and screens to remove objects such as you mentioned along with wood, plastic, fiber and anything else that cannot be dissolved.

It then goes through a settling stage which removes a lot of the excess water and thereby increasing the percentage of solids.

There are two different approaches to the next treatment stage and some plants employ both. One method is reducing the organic solids by aeration which uses aerobic bacteria to break down the organics, The other uses an anaerobic digester which employs anaerobic bacteria to do the same job, It works without the addition of air and produces methane gas that can be used within the plant and, in some cases, to even power their vehicles.

After the organic load has been reduced as much as possible on a practical scale, the remaining solids - called "sludge" - is put through a de-watering process. The resulting cake-like mass is either burned directly, sent to landfills or, in rare cases, used a fertilizer.

The water that's left over from all these various treatment stages is called "effluent." It goes through a final filtering stage before being treated with chlorine or UV light (or both) to kill the remaining biologicals and is then released into a nearby stream.

That's a description of a standard plant which you will find in any city. There are also some novel plants out there that use the same identical approaches but for the final stage use wetlands and ponds that contain duckweed and/or water hyacinth to reduce the mineral content of the discharged water.

As a kid, we had a field trip to a sewage treatment plant, it was surprisingly interesting.

I remember an x-files episode where they were hunting for a mutant in the sewage treatment plant. It indeed was very interesting. :)

My grandpa had a guy that came out and emptied his honey wagon (he pumped sewers out) all over his corn fields in the winter and spring. Didn't smell good, but it was way better than pig manure.
I have no idea why his truck was called a honey wagon.

I have no idea why his truck was called a honey wagon.

It was probably an over-compensation.

Where does it go?
down the drain.
How is it treated?
like the rest of the turds.
And what about condoms?
same thing.
you really don't think that a toilet separates stuff and treats them differently do you?
Thanks.
you're welcome.

Ya, shit is good for your crops.

If you like hepatitis.

My grandpa had a guy that came out and emptied his honey wagon (he pumped sewers out) all over his corn fields in the winter and spring. Didn't smell good, but it was way better than pig manure.
I have no idea why his truck was called a honey wagon.

That's pretty much illegal all over the U.S. now - too much danger of spreading disease.

And the "honey wagon" name was just originally a gimmick and most people enjoyed the obvious humor intended. ;) They all knew what it REALLY was. :D

My grandpa had a guy that came out and emptied his honey wagon (he pumped sewers out) all over his corn fields in the winter and spring. Didn't smell good, but it was way better than pig manure.
I have no idea why his truck was called a honey wagon.

oh, thanks:o.

I know basics about flushing and existnce of sewage treatment plants. And of course the waste purification into useable pelets etc.

I was also interested in condom disposal. Everyone should read this:

http://ezinearticles.com/?Condom-Sense:--Condoms-and-the-Environment&id=344965