Utility officials say that one of the manufacturers’ key tests for wipes marketed as “flushable” does not mimic real-life sewer systems. The “slosh box” test requires that at least one ...

But the small flushable wipes are causing headaches, wastewater officials say, because they are clogging sewer systems in metro Detroit and across the country. The phenomenon, which local ...

The problem worsened during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, when toilet paper shortages led more people to turn to ...

The study concluded that most biodegradable flushable wipes do not really degrade. “They may be biodegradable at some given time in a compost pile, but in the time they’re in the sewer ...

“(Wipes) don’t really break down in the sewer system,” Hausauer said. “They’re labeled flushable but in reality they aren’t.” Hausauer has crews unplugging pumps five to six times a ...

Flushable wipes don't break down easily enough in water, despite what manufacturers claim. This buildup causes accumulation of the wipes, and clumps of wipes can easily clogs pipes and sewer systems.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - An everyday item in homes; flushable wipes can create more problems than the commodity they serve. At home, you flush them and might think they’ve disappeared ...

KATC’s Penelope Lopez recently visited the small Vermilion Parish town, where local officials are dealing with a growing (and ...

KEISER, Ark. (WREG) — Enough flushable wipes to fill a five-gallon bucket almost shut down the entire sewer system in Keiser, Arkansas. They clogged one of the town’s main sewer lines and it ...

At least, figuratively. In a press release, Broken Arrow's Utilities Department said "flushable" wipes are "an oxymoron," and are causing issues with the sewer systems. The City said wet wipes ...