Flushable wipes are a lie

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SprinklesandSparkles · 27/12/2024 10:29

'Flushable wet wipes are not flushable. They might decompose when exposed to the right conditions but end up blocking the communal drain in my garden on the way to those conditions.

Signs all over my local hospital saying not to flush them.

Never knowingly flushed them with my 2yo.

They should ban the word flushable from the packets, just bin them, it's not hard.

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Pamosonic · 27/12/2024 10:39

I'm surprised they are still allowed to be sold in shops considering the articles you read about fatbergs etc blocking drains.

Meadowfinch · 27/12/2024 10:35

flushable wipe = loo roll only.

doodleschnoodle · 27/12/2024 10:35

There were some that were flushable. They had a special symbol on them from the water boards and had to meet certain certifications. It was called Fine to Flush. However it's been withdrawn because of complaints that it muddies the water with having some flushable and others not v just saying no wipes at all.

news.sky.com/story/no-wet-wipes-should-be-flushed-down-the-loo-after-all-water-industry-says-13071454

A Water UK spokesperson said: "Following recent guidance from government, we are now focused on urging customers to dispose of wet wipes appropriately through the Bin the Wipe campaign."
It maintains there was no problem with the certification scheme, but admitted that the confusion meant consumers were still flushing all kinds of wipes down the toilet.

UndeniablyGenXmasOfAWomblingMerryType · 27/12/2024 10:33

YES! Some dickhead person who lives near us must have been flushing them and they ended up blocking OUR drainage and costing me £200 to get unblocked. We don't even buy the wretched things let alone flush them.

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