HOUSTON — A product that is made to keep you feeling clean is causing some nasty problems for city sewer systems. Despite the labels on the packaging, wastewater system workers say flushable wipes do ...

Flushing "Flushable" Wipes Is a Plumbing Nightmare Flushable wipes do not dissolve as fast as toilet paper. Toilet paper is ...

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” wipes down ...

DAPHNE, Ala. (WKRG) – Heavy rain and wipes that are labeled as flushable are creating two different kinds of problems for crews on the Eastern Shore this week. “They say flushable in the stores and ...

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 ...

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - They are products many of you have in your own home—specifically your bathroom. We’re talking about wipes advertised as flushable. But, those who treat wastewater and plumbers ...

MOORHEAD — Over the last year, Minnesota State University Moorhead has had nine significant sewage backups on campus, one of which resulted in the temporary closure of Lommen Hall for costly repairs.

New York - Flushable wipes-they're marketed as an alternative to toilet paper and they make lots of promises. Charmin's Freshmates say they're "septic safe." Cottonelle's fresh wipes claim to "break ...

Two years ago, Charleston witnessed one of the nastiest wads of stuff in its long, recorded history: a mass of wipes about the size of a lounge chair that divers pulled from raw sewage lurking in the ...

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