Spain is set to ban people from throwing wet wipes down the toilet and deliberately releasing disposable balloons, in a bid to protect its rivers and seas from plastic pollution. The law being ...

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.

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. The regional authority launched a new ...

blaming clogs on non-flushable wipes and other items inside consumer reports labs. TESTING REVEALS WHY FLUSHING ANY WIPES, EVEN IF THEY’RE LABELED FLUSHABLE, CAN CAUSE PLUMBING PROBLEMS.

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.

Disinfectant wipes have become a household staple, particularly since the COVID-19 pandemic heightened our focus on cleanliness. Known for their convenience and ability to leave surfaces gleaming ...

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). CR's ...

Chux has collaborated with Brit Cunningham – a cleaning influencer – to launch a cleaning playlist on Spotify, via Connecting Plots.The announcement:Iconic brand, Chux is pairing music with ...

For 10 years, part of Brian Schmitz’s job at Anchorage’s Asplund Wastewater Treatment Facility was “de-ragging” equipment. That is, manually removing masses of fouled wipes flushed down ...

And speaking of kids, if your kids’ school uses disinfecting wipes, Consumer Reports says you may want to ask if the wipes will be stored out of reach of kids—and that no kids will be using them.

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 ...