Chapter 21 · Hygiene and sanitation21.15 Common mistakes
Chapter 21 · Hygiene and sanitation

21.15 Common mistakes

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  • Keep using the toilet without water until it clogs and overflows.
  • Flush with safe drinking water from your reserve.
  • Use the sewer when the authorities asked you not to, or when sewage is already backing up into your home.
  • Fill the bucket to the brim.
  • Pour bleach into urine or mix bleach with ammonia-based cleaners.
  • Leave bags in the yard without a lidded bin, in the sun and within reach of pets.
  • Rely only on hand sanitizer when someone at home has diarrhea.
  • Leave buckets of water uncovered: a mosquito breeding ground within a week.