The all-caps message on the new sign that went up in Redding, California, after the coronavirus came to town could not be any clearer: ONLY FLUSH TOILET PAPER. It made its debut last week on the ...

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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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.

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.

'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".

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 ...

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 ...

A 2021 California law tries to warn the public about flushing non-flushable wipes. The law, AB 818 , requires premoistened nonwoven disposable wipes made after July 1, 2022, to be clearly labeled ...