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  2. Eco-tip: Flushable wipes? Not really. A state law clarifies ...

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    They've been marketed as flushable. But disposable wipes can cause nasty sewage problems when flushed. A state law has changed labeling language.

  3. 12 Things You Should Never Flush Down the Toilet - AOL

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    They don’t break down as toilet paper does and can cause clogs — even if the package claims they’re “flushable.” With heavy rains, wipes can also overflow into water systems; in 2019 ...

  4. Gel wipe - Wikipedia

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    [13] [full citation needed] Many adults now use gel wipe with toilet paper as an alternative to wet wipes that cause environmental and sewer problems. [ 14 ] [ full citation needed ] [ 15 ] [ full citation needed ] All wet wipes sold as "flushable" in the UK have so far failed the water industry 's disintegration tests, the BBC has found. [ 16 ]

  5. Flush toilet - Wikipedia

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    This system is suitable for locations plumbed with 12.7 or 9.5 mm (1 ⁄ 2 or 3 ⁄ 8 inch) water pipes which cannot supply water quickly enough to flush the toilet; the tank is needed to supply a large volume of water in a short time. The tank typically collects between 6 and 17 L (1.6 and 4.5 US gallons) of water over a period of time.

  6. “Flushable Wipes”: 50 Things That Need To Be Renamed - AOL

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    It sounds like a process that doesn’t involve water, but in reality, your clothes do get wet—just not with water. Instead, they’re cleaned with special chemicals. #25

  7. Fatberg - Wikipedia

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    A dried section of the Whitechapel fatberg, on display at the Museum of London. A fatberg is a rock-like mass of waste matter in a sewer system formed by the combination of flushed non-biodegradable solids (such as wet wipes) with fat, oil, and grease (FOG) deposits.

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