10 Common Items You Should Never Pour Down Your Drain

Fruit stickers and jar stickers

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The Need to Properly Dispose of Fruit and Jar Stickers

Produce labels and jar stickers often contain adhesives and thin plastic layers that do not dissolve. If rinsed away they can adhere to pipe interiors or screens at treatment facilities.

Their glue can trap lint and residue, helping form small composite blockages. If they escape filtration they persist in the environment. Peel and place all stickers in the trash before washing produce or containers.