Metro Vancouver is taking aim at so-called flushable wipes that end up clogging toilets and costing the region millions of dollars in sewer system ... Part of the problem is the lack of regulation ...

Screens and filters separate solids from liquid. One device sounded like a dishwasher as it raked out inorganic material for ...

THEY GET A CALL FOR A SEWER BLOCKAGE ... SAYS EVEN WET WIPES CAN CREATE BIG PROBLEMS. WIPES DON’T BREAK DOWN OVER TIME LIKE TOILET PAPER DOES JUST BECAUSE IT SAYS FLUSHABLE ON THE PACKAGING ...

The investigation and sewer work are centered on the area ... after a pipe was plugged by what he described as “‘flushable’ wipes that aren’t really flushable.” The other incident ...

Wet wipes take many years to ... since the introduction of the super sewer. But she said it was still "so disheartening" to see the wet wipe problem. In response to Thames21's calls, a Defra ...

A charity has called for the government to commit to a date when plastic will be banned in wet wipes ... super sewer. But she said it was still "so disheartening" to see the wet wipe problem.

Grease and wipes — which are promoted as “flushable” but don’t disintegrate the way toilet paper does — are an ongoing challenge for the water utility, causing blockages in the sewer system.

An all-too-common mistake many homeowners make is flushing baby wipes—even those labeled "flushable ... sewer system. Even if they seem to disappear with a flush, they often create problems ...