Amuletta@lemmy.ca to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 27 days agoLondon's 'Wet Wipe Island' in Hammersmith to be mass-cleanedwww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square14linkfedilinkarrow-up199arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up199arrow-down1external-linkLondon's 'Wet Wipe Island' in Hammersmith to be mass-cleanedwww.bbc.comAmuletta@lemmy.ca to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 27 days agomessage-square14linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarerealitistalinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·27 days agoThere are flushable wipes made from cellulose. The problem is with the large variety of wipes out there. There needs to be standardization and laws.
minus-squareBakerBagel@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·26 days ago“Flushable” typically just means your toilet is physically able to flush it down. There are no such thing as sewer friendly wipes
minus-squarerealitistalinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-226 days agoWhen tested, there are big differences. None perform quite as well as normal toilet paper, but some perform closely. Cottonelle was the top rated in that test and broke down quite similarly to regular toilet paper. There are many brands of 100% cellulose biodegradable flushable wipes. If there were standards, testing, labeling, and laws regarding this, it wouldn’t be an issue.
There are flushable wipes made from cellulose. The problem is with the large variety of wipes out there. There needs to be standardization and laws.
“Flushable” typically just means your toilet is physically able to flush it down. There are no such thing as sewer friendly wipes
When tested, there are big differences. None perform quite as well as normal toilet paper, but some perform closely. Cottonelle was the top rated in that test and broke down quite similarly to regular toilet paper. There are many brands of 100% cellulose biodegradable flushable wipes.
If there were standards, testing, labeling, and laws regarding this, it wouldn’t be an issue.