In the last decade, a multibillion-dollar industry has emerged - and much of its products end up in our toilets. We’re talking about the wet wipes industry. Companies that once just made baby wipes, ...
Plastic pollution is once again raising worries for the environment, this time along the River Thames, where flushed wet wipes are contaminating one of the United Kingdom's most important waterways.
BROWNSBURG, Ind. (WISH) – Sewers are overflowing in Brownsburg, and now town officials are looking to fix a problem they say stems from the bathroom habits of residents. Earlier this month, Kathy ...
The wet wipes industry is blossoming. But with the growth comes a problem: clogged drains. Now the fight over "flushability" is heading to court. A multibillion-dollar industry has emerged over the ...
Charlotte Lloyd receives research funding from The Royal Society and UKRI Natural Environmental Research Council. Whether you’re cleaning your house, your car or your child, there are a variety of wet ...
Workers at the Temecula Valley Regional Water Reclamation Facility are used to stinky situations. But what irks them is not what they smell, but what they see — namely, vape pens, bathroom wipes, ...
A huge mass of wet wipes has formed in the Thames in London, changing the course of the river. The "wet wipe island" is the size of two tennis courts. Ministers are urging the public to not flush wet ...
Randa Lindsey Kachef is affiliated with The Port of London. The UK government recently announced a plan to ban plastics from wet wipes, causing my fellow river activists to release a collective sigh ...