Navigating the world of flushable wipes can feel like a real challenge, can’t it? On one hand, you have these soft, gentle cloths that offer a refreshing clean unlike traditional toilet paper. But ...

While they do disappear down the drain when flushed, that's when the problems start. According to Ken Johnson, general manager of the Pine Bluff Wastewater Utility, these wipes are made with synthetic ...

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Those “flushable” wipes you’ve been buying are not actually flushable. Wastewater treatment professionals are telling residents to not throw anything into the toilet that is not toilet paper, as it ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — ABC News 4 first told you about this story three years ago. You might call it the dirty little secret of the flushable wipe industry. The Charleston Water System says right ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Just because something can be flushed down the toilet, doesn’t mean it should be. Plumbers and utility companies are warning ...