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That builds up a hefty bill for authorities. The annual cost of clearing wet wipes from sewer and purification systems is around €230 million, according to figures from the Spanish Association ...

He explained that wipes don’t break down in the pipes the way toilet paper does. “Once you flush it down, it doesn’t come here directly. It goes through the pipes," Beiza said.

COUNTY OF KINGS - CONTRIBUTED Metro Vancouver is taking aim at so-called flushable wipes that end up clogging toilets and costing the region millions of dollars in sewer system damage.

"We found that flushable wipes don't fully disintegrate. And on top of the damage they cause, they pose risks to our water supply and marine life," said Angela Lashbrook, of Consumer Reports.

But many of the wipes don’t break down like toilet paper. Instead, they can end up stuck in pipes, creating massive, messy clumps of congealed grease, fat, and — you guessed it — wipes.

There’s one weapon I find myself tempted to wield: disinfectant wipes. After having the flu, two bouts of norovirus, COVID-19, and seemingly endless colds, I’m feeling a bit paranoid.

Cleaning wipes are best for these types of jobs: quick, minimal tasks like cleaning your desk, your steering wheel, or, in my case, my kid’s high chair (for, you know, the light-wear days).

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The greatest volume of wipes ends up there, between 6,000 and 7,000 pounds daily belched through an 8-foot diameter pipe that feeds “influent wastewater” into filtration chutes.

If you like wipes' convenience, there are plenty that clean, but don’t disinfect. The EPA has a list of cleaning products that are considered to be safer than others.

Undissolved wipes are pulled from the water by a screen and scrape machine at the Newtown Creek Wastewater Resource Recovery Facility in the Brooklyn borough of New York, U.S., on Wednesday, March ...