Used wet wipes should no longer be flushed down the toilet, water industry chiefs have said. The warning comes as Water UK moved to put an end to the 'confusion' surrounding which products were safely ...

AURORA, Colo. (CBS4)-- Flushable wipes are a $1 billion industry worldwide and although they are marketed as flushable, officials with Aurora Water say they are causing big problems in our sewer and ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Charleston Water System took on major flushable wipes manufacturers in a lawsuit to create product and packaging requirements they hope customers will now follow. Charleston ...

Water experts will track people flushing non-biodegradable wipes down their toilets in a bid to recoup the heavy costs of clearing blockages. Northumbrian Water has invented a bizarre crane-like wipe ...

Blockages caused by 'fatbergs' — an accumulation of non-flushable items — are wreaking havoc on sewers across Victoria, costing ratepayers millions of dollars each year. Parts of metropolitan ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Wet wipes as strong as "kevlar" are blocking toilets across Sydney, says veteran plumber Ken Johnston, who manually removed a ...

Scottish Water is calling for a ban on the sale of wet wipes which contain plastic. The company says it responds to 36,000 blockages each year with the vast majority featuring wet wipes. It comes as ...

As Californians continue to stockpile disinfecting wipes and paper towels to sanitize their homes amid widespread coronavirus concerns, state water regulators this week reminded individuals to throw ...

Wet wipes are a key component of fatbergs - like this giant one that weighed as much as 10 double decker buses Wet wipes, used for sticky fingers and removing eye make-up, as well as on other parts of ...