The market for wet wipes has been growing steadily for years. According to government figures in 2023, 32 billion wipes were ...

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 ...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - They promise convenience and a cleaner clean—but those so-called flushable wipes may be wreaking havoc on your plumbing, the environment, and your wallet. Despite what the ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (CONSUMER REPORTS) - They promise convenience and a cleaner clean—but those so-called flushable wipes may be wreaking havoc on your plumbing, the environment, and your wallet. Despite ...

REALLY GOING DOWN THE DRAIN. IT MAY SEEM HARMLESS TO FLUSH A WIPES DOWN THE TOILET, AFTER ALL, FLUSHABLE IS IN THE NAME, BUT MANY OF THE WIPES DON’T BREAK DOWN LIKE TOILET PAPER. INSTEAD, THEY CAN END ...

They promise convenience and a cleaner clean—but those so-called flushable wipes might be wreaking havoc on your plumbing, the environment, and your wallet. Despite what the label says, many don’t ...

INDIANAPOLIS (CONSUMER REPORTS) — They promise convenience and a cleaner clean—but those so-called flushable wipes may be wreaking havoc on your plumbing, the environment, and your wallet. Despite ...

For 10 years, part of Brian Schmitz’s job at Anchorage’s Asplund Wastewater Treatment Facility was “de-ragging” equipment. That is, manually removing masses of fouled wipes flushed down people’s ...

LANSING, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Starting Feb. 1, the new Michigan law requires baby wipes, surface cleaning wipes, and other non-flushable wipes commonly used in the bathroom to prominently display ...

Thanks to a new Michigan law, the disposable wipes package atop your toilet tank should start to display a new label — if it doesn't already — to indicate the wipes should not to be flushed. The bill ...