26 February 2016

Repeat after me: "wet wipes are NOT flushable"

"A massive blockage made up of wet wipes and sewage pulled from an underground pipe near Newcastle has highlighted the problem of the increasing use of wet wipes.

The Hunter Water Corporation tweeted a photo of the blockage, which was removed in January using a crane and buckets in the Lake Macquarie suburb of Eleebana."
Via Nothing to do with Arbroath.

9 comments:

  1. "Don't flush anything down unless you ate or drank it first."

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  2. They are sold in every store and they have "flushable" on the package. If they are such a problem change that.

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    1. http://www.startribune.com/minnesota-agency-wants-ban-on-labeling-wipes-flushable/369970041/

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    2. The municipalities should sue them for the cost of clearing the pipes and sewers, so that they stop claiming to be "flushable."

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  3. I think they're only "flushable" in someone else's toilet...

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  4. "The Hunter Water Corporation tweeted a photo of the blockage, which was removed in January using a crane"

    I would have like to see a photo of the photo that had to be removed using a crane :)

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  5. It's easy enough to tell flushable from non-flushable wipes when they're still in the package. What I want to know is how you can tell when you're pulling them out of the sewer?

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  6. In many parts of Mexico, the sewers are not designed to handle toilet paper. So you throw it away in a basket next to the toilet.

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  7. because you *can* doesn't mean you *should*

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