Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Despite teasing consumers for decades, so-called "flushable" wipes can lead to a cascade of problems within home plumbing and ...

Increasingly popular bathroom wipes -- pre-moistened towelettes that are often advertised as flushable -- are being blamed for creating clogs and backups in sewer systems around the nation. Wastewater ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The city of Abilene is advising residents to stop flushing flushable wipes. Brad Anderson, Abilene Public Works Department ...

(NEXSTAR) – Just because something can be flushed down the toilet, doesn’t mean it should be. Plumbers and utility companies are warning people to think twice before they flush so-called “flushable” ...

BEREA – The Berea City Council approved an emergency measure to spend $120,000 to repair and replace sewer pumps that were damaged by flushable wipes. Berea Municipal Utilities (BMU) Director Kevin ...

A blockage caused by flushable wipes almost shut down the Keiser’s sewer system earlier this month. Mayor Rick Creecy said the clog was noticed on June 16 during a routine inspection. After the clog ...

Wipes mucking up the works at the Great Lakes Water Authority’s Water Resource Recovery Facility. (Courtesy of Great Lakes Water Authority.) A new Michigan law is aimed at preventing trouble for your ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Charleston Water Services suffered a massive pump clog affecting the entire city Tuesday. The culprit? So-called flushable wipes. “You know wipes clog pipes, right?” Charleston ...

The California Association of Sanitation Agencies, the Responsible Flushing Alliance & the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry Release the Results of Their Collaborative Collections Study ...