More than once, Nicole Slaughter Graham's husband Byron, who works as a plumber, warned her not to flush baby wipes down the toilet. But Slaughter Graham couldn't help but think that her husband ...

It may seem harmless to flush a flushable wipe down the toilet. After all, flushable is in the name! But many of the wipes don’t break down like toilet paper. Instead, they can end up stuck in ...

Your child can flush their toy down the toilet, but you shouldn’t ... The problem is that most people are flushing baby wipes,” Wakefield told Nexstar. “Baby wipes use a plastic binding ...

Most baby wipes and makeup remover towelettes are ... All this means kitchen towels can play havoc with your plumbing if you flush them down the toilet frequently. Similarly facial tissues like ...

Anyone with expertise in maintaining plumbing and sewer lines will advise you that the wipes, which don’t break down in sewer lines as easily as regular toilet paper, are actually a leading ...

This globby mix includes paper towels, baby wipes ... These so-called “flushable” wipes, made of fibrous materials, do not break down the way toilet paper does. Flushing them is like flushing ...

Used wet wipes should no longer be flushed down the toilet, water industry chiefs have ... to display a logo on packaging that said 'fine to flush', also featuring an image of a lavatory seat ...

to see how well they broke down in sewers, deeming those that met the test "Fine to Flush". It only applied to baby wipes and other products used in lieu of toilet roll, but not to things like ...

Unlike toilet paper which breaks down easily in water ... Dispose of flushable wipes in a wastebasket—don't flush them. When flushable wipes reach water bodies, they contribute to pollution ...

A new Consumer Reports investigation reveals that some cassava-based products may contain concerning lead levels. CR’s latest tests on high chairs can help you find one that is safe, easy to ...