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In a report based on testing of 101 single-use wipes, 23 of which were labeled as 'flushable', not a single wipe successfully dispersed or fell apart in the sewer system test.
Testing was performed by the Ryerson's Flushability Lab.
Products which fail the test can clog or degrade household pipes and city sewer systems.
"This research confirms conclusively what those of us in the industry already knew. That single-use wipes, including cleansing and diaper wipes, cannot be safely flushed, even those labelled as 'flushable,'" said report lead Barry Orr, masters student in Environmental Applied Science and Management, and a 25-year veteran Sewer Outreach and Control Inspector with the City of London in Ontario, Canada.
Testing on each wipe was performed by simulating a typical residence's plumbing from toilet to sewer including typical bends and slope, water pressure, and urban infrastructure.
the Municipal Enforcement Sewer Use Group has estimated that $250 million is spent annually across Canada for operations and maintenance related to the removal of blockages from equipment, due to the flushing of wipes and other non-flushable materials. Many of these wipes also contain synthetic fibres, including plastics, which can make their way into waterways, harming water systems and wildlife.
Orr called for a standard legislated industry-wide definition for the term 'flushable' so that consumers could be informed and make appropriate decisions for their health and to avoid various harms being caused by the term's misleading use today.
(Score: 2) by FatPhil on Thursday April 11 2019, @08:17AM (5 children)
Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people; the smallest discuss themselves
(Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 11 2019, @11:17AM
Or we could insist on progress, and ignore people who say "new thing X" is not allowed.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 11 2019, @02:09PM
NO
we should let corporations lie about their products and their safety and get away with it--the stupid people will just do what they are told. telling them not to do something will cause them to burst because they won't have conveniences denied, so they will go out of their way to be willfully ignorant about any product, service or behavior that lets them get away with inconveniently bad things because a company said it was OK.
the profits will not be denied. little people dont deserve entitlements, but corporate people do.
(Score: 2) by Snow on Thursday April 11 2019, @03:12PM (2 children)
We must stop this scourge of non-flushable wipes with heavy-handed legislation or the socialists win.
(Score: 2) by FatPhil on Thursday April 11 2019, @03:36PM (1 child)
Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people; the smallest discuss themselves
(Score: 2) by Snow on Thursday April 11 2019, @03:46PM
You are talking to Snow, not The Mighty Buzzard!