Rural accommodation Greece - disposing toilet paper and pads

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Going with friend to stay in her usually unoccupied old family home in the mountains near Spartica.
She tells me that it's normal throughout Greece not to flush toilet paper but to put in a bin.
I'm not used to this , can someone help me feel ok about it.
I have very active and messy bowels !!

If you’re on holiday in your own accommodation, could you not just have a quick wash in the shower after doing a number 2? Surely that’s easier than faffing around with nappy bags and disposing of dirty wipes etc.

When all these countries put in narrow sewer pipes which can't take paper- how did people clean themselves? Bidets/hose/bucket and a towel?

We visit Greece most years and, as well as this being the case in all villas we've stayed in, it's usually also the case in tavernas. People who ignore the rules are a nightmare.

@ktopfwcv @youalright PLEASE NEVER FLUSH WIPES (yes I am shouting) anywhere, even the UK. Have you seen a fatberg?

Was in Greece In Feb and its not pleasant especially if you have any sort of gastric issues! Loo roll, then wipes and put everything in a compostable nappy bag or dog poo bag and into the bin provided.

I've been to different parts of Greece, many times. Buy some dog poo bags or nappy bags, put the toilet roll in there and fasten it.

Newer/high end hotels have newer systems meaning you can flush Google it

Yes, this is true, we had it for 4 ish years- you get used to it. Pads, tampons, wipes etc. shouldn't go down UK drains either, whatever it says on the packaging to say they can.
You can buy portable bidets on Amazon for a few pounds, they help a lot.

I haven't been made aware of any that I've caused.

I do and will.

Not in person, no.

Brown paper bags or sheets of newspaper are actually more effective in masking odour than plastic bags.

Definitely not the case where I've stayed but it's very new and very expensive so maybe they have larger pipes.

Not on the islands, and very few on the mainland. I work in Greece, so no need to Google

You poke holes in the bottle top so it becomes like a sprinkler. It’s not hard. No pretzeling needed.

But you would not know. It's unlikely to happen in your street. It's going to be further down the sewage system, when God knows how many wet wipes clog together with fat. I mean do you really think that you have no responsibility for trying to keep the system working well?

There was differing advice as they introduced 'fine to flush' but it's now mostly not advised though not illegal.

So then I'm not breaking any laws or legislations. That's my point.

The water companies take a dim view of flushing wipes in the UK, never mind Greece.

Yes, they do go away no problem. For you. Unfortunately, they clog up the system for everybody else.

Because of infrastructure? I live in a 1930s' house in London and the pipes are narrow.

That's not the point. We each have a responsibility to not do stupid things that cause problems. I'm sure you would love it if you got sewage back up in your lavatory and urine and faeces from other properties was deposited on the floor.

I honestly couldn’t handle this. A bin full of shitty loo paper. No thanks 🤢

Maybe. I don't talk to the companies. I'm just able to flush it down in Greece also.

It was my point.
It's not illegal so I'll continue doing so.

Yes ridiculous comment like they're going to test for DNA to find the fat berg perp

Christ you are entitled. Just because you are not breaking the law doesn't mean you should do it. Wipes can cause problems if you stay in holiday accomodation where they have a septic tank or shared sewage pipes, huge problems and expensive problems actually, but it sounds you'll just carry on doing what you want.