So called “flushable wipes” are causing problems for wastewater management systems across Canada and if you use them, they could also lead to an expensive plumbing bill in your home.

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 damage. The regional authority launched a new ...

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 ...

REALLY GOING DOWN THE DRAIN. IT MAY SEEM HARMLESS TO FLUSH A WIPES DOWN THE TOILET, AFTER ALL, FLUSHABLE IS IN THE NAME, BUT MANY OF THE WIPES DON’T BREAK DOWN LIKE TOILET PAPER. INSTEAD ...

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 ...

They promise convenience and a cleaner clean—but those so-called flushable wipes might be wreaking havoc on your plumbing, the environment, and your wallet. Despite what the label says ...