Exploring the field of flushable wipes can be compared to an absolute labyrinth in many cases. On one hand, there is a wet, soft, and tender-to-touch cloth, unlike regular rolls of tissue paper. On ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- There's a nationwide recall of Cottonelle brand wet wipes. The wipes may be contaminated with bacteria that causes infections. The recall includes Cottonelle Flushable Wipes ...

Wet wipes, also known as flushable wipes, are moist wipes for cleaning feces from our butts after using the toilet. These wipes are essentially dampened cloths, and are often recommended over toilet ...

Wet wipes may be an improvement on traditional toilet paper, but even ones that say “flushable” on the package are not. Studies have shown that you can flush anything down the toilet, like urine, ...

SACRAMENTO — Wet wipes, those single-use wet tissues for babies and adults wanting something more than just toilet paper, are the scourge of sewer systems nationwide, according to several cities ...

One of humanity’s most private and pervasive hygiene habits is changing. And Sal Scapelito’s job is a sign that the trend may not be sustainable. Every two minutes, the 31-year-old sewage treatment ...

In this photograph taken Sept. 20, 2013, in Middlesex, N.J., Rob Villee, executive director of the Plainfield Area Regional Sewer Authority in New Jersey, holds up a wipe he flushed through his test ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - With toilet paper in short supply due to the coronavirus pandemic, many are turning to alternate sources as toiletries. However, the Metropolitan Sewer District is saying that ...

Congress is plugging its nose and wading into the gnarly problem of whether “flushable wipes” should, in fact, be flushed down the toilet. Congress is plugging its nose and wading into the gnarly ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Wet wipes, those single-use wet tissues for babies and adults wanting something more than just toilet paper, are the scourge of sewer systems nationwide, according to several ...