In June 2019, sewage was discovered overflowing from two manholes into a pond and, from there, into Winton Lake. A blocked ...

A bipartisan effort to tackle the issue of non-flushable wipes clogging wastewater systems has advanced in the Senate.

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

Even supposedly “flushable” wet wipes don’t biodegrade properly in the sewer. So Aquapak teamed up with Innovatec Microfibre Technology and Kindcloth to develop non-woven wet wipes that ...

TESTING REVEALS WHY FLUSHING ANY WIPES, EVEN IF THEY’RE LABELED FLUSHABLE, CAN CAUSE PLUMBING PROBLEMS. WE FOUND THE FLUSHABLE WIPES DON’T FULLY DISINTEGRATE, AND ON TOP OF THE DAMAGE THEY ...

While they promise convenience, flushable wipes may be wreaking havoc on plumbing, the environment and your wallet. Trump pulls surgeon general nominee Janette Nesheiwat after questions about her ...

And Florida statutes currently acknowledge that problem saying: “The Legislature recognizes that Florida continues to face teacher shortages and that fewer young people consider teaching as a ...

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.

Ms Cargill, who lives in an East Midlands Housing (EMH) flat in Eyres Monsell which backs onto HMP Fosse Way, has suffered problems with ... it cannot guarantee that sewer flooding will not ...

Testing inside Consumer Reports’ labs reveals why flushing wipes, even if they’re labeled “flushable,” can cause plumbing problems. Testers found that flushable wipes don’t fully ...

Grant Mitchell, sewer blockages lead at Severn Trent, said: "Unflushable items such as wet wipes, sanitary products, nappies and a whole lot more cannot be flushed down the toilet. "If they do ...