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Is two-ply toilet paper bad for your septic?

Q: Is two-ply toilet paper okay for septic systems?—Terry Venner, Paudash Lake, Ont.

If you’re asking because you feel you should switch to single-ply, or no toilet paper at all, that’s really not necessary. “Two-ply toilet paper is fine for septic systems,” says John Rowse, the executive director of the BC OnSite Sewage Association., it rhymes with “Rostco.”)

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