Climate Compass on MSN

7 Things Better to not Flush Or Drain, Environmental Expert Warns

The simple act of flushing or draining something down your sink might seem harmless, especially when you're in a hurry to ...
At Home Hustle on MSN

12 bathroom habits that could be damaging your plumbing, experts warn

Flushing "Flushable" Wipes Is a Plumbing Nightmare Flushable wipes do not dissolve as fast as toilet paper. Toilet paper is ...
BBC

So long, plastic wet wipes - but should we be flushing the new ones?

Grant Mitchell from Severn Trent Water says every day 10 tonnes of wet wipes is removed from sewage at Minworth Wastewater Treatment works Long the scourge of water companies for blocking pipes, a ban ...
The Conversation

Nearly a quarter of people in the UK flush wet wipes down the toilet – here’s why they shouldn’t

Charlotte Lloyd receives research funding from The Royal Society and UKRI Natural Environmental Research Council. Whether you’re cleaning your house, your car or your child, there are a variety of wet ...
WYFF

'Think before you flush': Upstate utility warns of problems in lieu of proper draining, flushing

YOU WON’T EVER REALLY SAY A TRIP TO THE PUMP STATION,IS A PLEASANT ONE. LATELY IT HAS BEEN EVEN MORE UNPLEASANT FOR THESE GUYS. >> WE HAVE SEEN AN INCREASE IN PEOPLE PUTTING THINGS DOWN THE TOILET ...
The San Bernardino Sun

‘Your toilet is not a trash can.’ Why flushing vapes, wipes can drain your wallet

Workers at the Temecula Valley Regional Water Reclamation Facility are used to stinky situations. But what irks them is not what they smell, but what they see — namely, vape pens, bathroom wipes, ...
The Conversation

A ban on plastic wet wipes may lead to more river pollution, not less

Randa Lindsey Kachef is affiliated with The Port of London. The UK government recently announced a plan to ban plastics from wet wipes, causing my fellow river activists to release a collective sigh ...