It blows my mind that I still see ads for “flushable” wipes
Oh. Shoot. I’ve bought those in the past. So they’re lying about being flushable, I suppose.
No, they’re definitely flushable. Just like my new product, flushable golf balls! Put them in your toilet, hit the plunger, and watch them disappear down the drain. Totally flushable!
Conover, are you flushing golf balls again?!
They’re fine to use, just put them in the trash when you’re done.
Insane. Just get a bidet. You can get one that just screws on under your toilet seat.
I like the hand held ones. Better build quality for the price
And FYI for any woman out there, these are better for health, as they don’t blast bacteria from back to front. There was a study about it that I read several years ago, which I kept in mind when choosing a bidet. I went for a handheld one, too, and it’s great.
I use them for after exercise, so it’s just sweat and dirt. I have been meaning to get a bidet, though.
Bidet showers are the best after a long workout, have your gym install one in the gym restroom for everyone to use
My understanding is that none of them are flushable
Edit: Yes, you are able to flush them. I didn’t think I needed to clarify that I meant whether flushing them will destroy your plumbing or not
My understanding is they are flushable (technically), it’s just not good to flush them because they don’t disintegrate or break down in water like toilet paper does. So it leads to clogs in pipes or sewer filtering equipment.
By that logic anything small enough to fit in the pipe is flushable. Sounds like the word “flushable” on packaging needs to be regulated.
I remember reading a post from someone who worked for a flushable wipe company. They were getting complaints from the waste treatment plant but the they kept telling them that they are safe to flush and that the waste treatment plant were having issue were non flushable wet wipe baby wipe types. It got to the point where the guy from the wipe company had to go down there and get a lab analysis on them. All of the wipes that were blocking up the plant were wet ones and non flushable baby wipes. The conclusion was people are idiots and don’t read the labels.
It is regulated. Flushable means it doesn’t clog household pipes. It doesn’t say anything about the sewers and that’s where the problem is.
It’ll clog some household pipes regardless.
Saw it on history channel a many moons ago, the sewage treatment plants have difficulties with them.
I wonder because the one I use is made 100% of plant fibers and a couple natural extracts like aloe vera. Is that flushable?
Wooden roof beams are also 100% plant fibers, as are wool sweaters and the sewer system definitely can not handle neither of those.
100% plant fibers
wool sweaters
Vegan wool.
Wait. You’re saying that sheep aren’t plants?
the sewer system definitely can not handle
neithereither of those.it’s not a double negative. it’s repetition for emphasis.
No.
If it’s not human waste or regular toilet paper, it’s not flushable.
End.
Sometimes human waste isn’t flushable. Btw where do you keep your poop knife?
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Is it sold already wet within their packaging?
If it were water soluble, it would have already dissolved before you opened the packaging.
Doubtful. I think it’s that they dont break down quickly enough and cause clogs.
They are flushable, it just becomes a problem later on
Everything is flushable if you’re brave enough and your toilet is big enough. I flush whole garbage bags and small appliances down my powerflush-9,000,000. The local water authority hates me, they have to keep a crew on standby at the end of my driveway to haul my garbage away after unclogging the sewers, but I write “flushable” on each one to taunt them so they know there’s nothing they can do to stop me.
In all seriousness, we need to stop this anti-social behavior. It’s a problem, the government needs to step in to protect consumers and municipalities and hold manufacturers accountable.
But muh freedumbs!
I mean, sure… Poop is also technically edible but you don’t see me eating shit
Ah, right, I get it! It becomes a hidden problem that I can’t see, just like I technically can’t see you eating shit, because you hide while doing so.
*Scurries into the corner and cowers over bowl of hot poop*
Cold poop is just gross
Wow you made the same point I did!
I just think it was unnecessary, as I assumed people understood that you can technically flush these wipes.
Like “recyclable” plastic.
One of the biggest bits of propaganda of all time.
I don’t ever remember seeing them here in Sweden. I can’t even remember seeing an ad for wipes at all. The only common “wipes” here are for babies, and even that isn’t something everyone uses.
Wanna see something really gross…what is a fatberg
Edible wipes are the future! Invest now!
Yep. Make it the manufacturers’ problem. They only care when it hits their wallet. Even if they pass on the costs, it’ll make the wipes that actually dissolve properly cheaper and these are exempt.
How do you make a wet wipe dissolve when its wet without dissolving when its wet
I understand it’s “wet” from some alcohol/aldehydes and not from water.
Who is out there wiping their ass with %100 ethanol?
Gets it fucking clean, I’ll tell you that.
I prefer acetone and a map-gas torch.
Right? I use Goo B Gone
Because ethanol forms an azeotrope with water, 100% ethanol is also considerably more expensive than ~95%
They’re definitely not gonna use 100% ethanol haha
Chip clean room workers stealing stuff from the job rather than buy tp?
No clue, but I have those here.
Tried it too. Left it in water and poof, disssolves after a while. (several minutes)
Must be different kind of water they come in would be my guess
We can do this with wet wipes, but carbon is a bridge too far?
Easily the weirdest demonstration of the. ‘polluter pays’ principle
I’d imagine fossil fuel has a bigger lobby than wet wipe companies lmao
Didn’t let Big Wet Wipe hear this! They will be furious! (But very fresh)
Have we though? This headline is “Spain aims to”.
Are you hitting a pay wall? I was able to open the actual article.
Draft legislation that only applies in Europe/EU
A lot of EU regulations will often cause an industry to standardize on their global products following the more strict standard.
Nobody has ever explained externalities to them clearly. Instead they just yell at them and call them fascists. So it’s understandable why many of them don’t get that they’re paying for the damage the company places in public spheres.
Fuck wet wipes
Just don’t flush them after
I keep a pack of wet wipes with me every time I travel. I never use them in the toilet, though. Just for cleaning my hands when eating street food.
They can make what looks like plastic carrier bags that dissolve in water now so the manufacturers could I suspect make dissolvable wipes but will probably only do it when forced by law.
I’m aware there are maybe one or two brands that already do this (or claim to at least) but they all need to be doing it.
We have flushable dog poo bags and they’re awesome. We’ve tested them and they dissolve after less than an hour in the toilet (maybe much sooner, but I got distracted and didn’t time it).
Dog poop for the fire gods
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Spain is on a roll!
at least they have a backup plan of getting those companies to pay for the cleanup. That might be just slightly less impossible to make happen than people stop flushing them.
A bidet is way cheaper and way better for everyone.
we need to return to wiping our asses with leaves
cool would be develop a plant whose only purpose is be there, in your bathroom, growing smooth ass leaves to wipe your ass.
The hospital I work at had installed some kind of wipe catcher in most of the publicly accessable toilets. All you can see is a metal ring at the opening at the bottom of the toilet with a sign warning not to put your hand in there or you WILL get shredded. Apparently it has sharp bits that will snag wipes if you attempt to flush them.
We need to install waffle grates in all toilets and just have a foot press that lets you push your poop in
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Fuck these fucking things! Why do people tend to choose the most insane option when they are given a choice!?
Ghetto-Takeaway-Bidet
Punch a tiny hole in the neck of an empty 0,33ml PET plastic bottle. You can use a drill, a needle or a corkscrew. Fill it with water and squeeze it to spray your ass, vulva, whatever clean.At last. I have been waiting for this for years. I can finally wipe again
I read the title and had to go to the article because my brain read pipes instead of wipes. I was trying to figure out how/why they were trying to transition to having dry pipes for water lines.
What’s up with Europes fragile plumbing? Does the US have this problem but it’s never reported or what?
Wipes clog up American plumbing also. They make giant fatbergs that workers have to go in and tear apart to unblock the sewers.
Spent $4000 on a plumbing repair because the previous owner flushed a bunch of wipes. The plumbers removed about 15 pounds of shitty wipes and then replaced the pipe.
Not sure about the majority of Europe but as far as I’m aware you can still find lead or ceramic pipes in parts of the UK. Some plumbing is still Victorian as well I think, thanks to a lack of investment from the water companies.
