Despite teasing consumers for decades, so-called "flushable" wipes can lead to a cascade of problems within home plumbing and wastewater systems. The key issue lies in their composition and durability ...

Flushable wipes are controversial. On the surface, they seem ideal: A discreet wipe in the bathroom leaves you clean without repeated wipes with toilet paper. But CR recently interviewed experts who ...

March 31, 2021 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google “Flushable” wipes sound great. In theory, you use them like a baby wipe—just on your own grown-up butt—with no ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Have you ever flushed a wet wipe down the toilet? The wipes are a billion-dollar industry, but wastewater experts say flushing them is causing sewage back-ups and a ...

SOME WIPES. BUT THAT’S A RISK YOU MIGHT NOT WANT TO TAKE, ESPECIALLY YOU LIVE IN AN OLDER HOME. THERE’S A GOOD CHANCE YOU’VE DONE IT RECENTLY. WALKED INTO THE GROCERY STORE TO GET TOILET PAPER AND OF ...

(NEXSTAR) – Just because something can be flushed down the toilet, doesn’t mean it should be. Plumbers and utility companies are warning people to think twice before they flush so-called “flushable” ...

This story was originally published by Undark and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In the basement of the Center for Urban Innovation at Ryerson University in Toronto, a ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (NEXSTAR) – Just because something can be ...