The Ekurhuleni Metro is responsible for dealing with repairs and blockages.
However, these items must not be disposed of into the sewer system at all costs.
Themba Gadebe, metro spokesman, says disposable nappies and sanitary towels absorb water and become larger within the system and therefore cause blockages.
These items are disposed via toilets and manholes into the sewer on a daily basis.
Foreign objects are either flushed or dumped deliberately into the sewer system, creating blockages, because the system was not designed for these items.
This results in overflowing onto the streets.
Gadebe says this also causes damage to municipal infrastructure.
General household blockage problems can be solved by using a safe chemical cleaner occasionally, which will prevent blockages from building up.
Blockages can also be caused by fractured and dropped sewers.
Other dumped items include tyres, wires, steel, utensils and even blankets.
The metro recently fixed a blocked sewage in Rhokana Road, Selcourt, and removed disposable nappies, plastics and absorbent materials.
Selcourt resident Mike Hall says maybe Springs residents should learn not to dispose of such items down the lavatory.
To assist the metro and ensure that sewage systems runs without a glitch, report open manholes and avoid flushing or dumping foreign objects into the the sewer system.
