People say not to flush baby wipes down the potty. But does it matter if you have a septic tank vs. a sewer line? And what ...

Another sign I’m no parent is I have no disposable diapers to dispose of by tossing them onto the pavement in a grocery store parking lot. ... Some wipes’ labels warn not to flush them.

But some water professionals caution that “flushable wipes,” and disinfecting wipes in general, aren’t really flushable. Shelves are empty of toilet rolls in a supermarket in Sydney on March ...

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ASK THE BUILDER | If you must use flushable wipes, please don't flush them. Dispose of them in your home as you would a soiled baby diaper.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is calling for a "do not flush" warning on so-called "flushable" sanitary wipes. This comes after years of complaints that the wipes are clogging local sewer ...

Officials with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a warning recently urging Americans to only flush toilet paper, and to dispose of disinfectant wipes and “other non-flushable ...

Flushing wipes and other items other than toilet paper down the toilet can clog sewer laterals, city pipes and pumps. (A sewer lateral is an underground pipe that connects a residence or business ...

'Bin it, don't flush it' A spokesperson for environmental charity Thames21, which has picked up more than 135,000 wet wipes from the Thames foreshore in five years, welcomed the "great news".

ROANOKE, Va. – Please don’t flush your cleaning wipes down the toilet. That’s the message from the Western Virginia Water Authority. They understand a lot of us are using the wipes to clean ...