Some single-use flushable wipes are made from cellulosic fibers such as wood pulp, cotton, and rayon, but many contain “property-enhancing chemical additives.” These artificial fiber parts can ...

Flushable wipes are controversial. On the surface, they seem ideal: A discreet wipe in the bathroom leaves you clean without repeated wipes with toilet paper. But CR recently interviewed experts ...

Plumbers and utility companies are warning people to think twice before they flush so-called “flushable” wipes down the toilet. Some of them don’t actually break down and disintegrate ...

pipes filled with disgusting wads of what's marketed to be flushable wipes. The problem prompted Charleston Water System to file a lawsuit nearly two years ago. “Every single utility across ...

A 2019 study performed by Toronto Metropolitan University researchers who examined “flushable” wipes found that “not one single wipe was able to fall apart or disperse safely through the ...

Plumbers and utility companies are warning people to think twice before they flush so-called “flushable” wipes down the toilet. Some of them don’t actually break down and disintegrate ...