How can I help the Duwamish?

Put trash in a trash can, not the toilet

Why put trash in a trash can, not the toilet? Trash, hair and grease in the sewer pipes create overflows which can harm human health and the Puget Sound. Wastewater treatment plants use natural processes to turn dirty water into clean water and fertilizer before it is returned to the environment. Not all chemicals found in medicines, cleaners and personal products can be removed during treatment.

How to dispose of trash properly:

• Don't put grease, fats, or oil of any type down your drain or garbage disposal.
• Think trash not toilets. Flushing the wrong thing down the toilet damages your household plumbing, your environment and the wastewater treatment system. If it isn't biodegradable, put it in the trash instead of the toilet.
• Choose natural, simple, biodegradable products and help keep chemicals out of our environment. Nothing disappears – drains and toilets are the first step to a clean Puget Sound. More things you can do to protect the environment.

What you can do video, from the 2009 Duwamish River Festival:

Windows Media format, video length 3 minutes;
Produced by King County TV