When you flush something down the toilet, it’s usually because you don’t want that item to ever be seen again. But in recent years, the Eagle River Water and Sanitation District is seeing more and ...

Plastic pollution is once again raising worries for the environment, this time along the River Thames, where flushed wet wipes are contaminating one of the United Kingdom's most important waterways.

THEY’RE a household staple, handy for removing make-up and cleaning bathrooms. But scientists say wet wipes are not doing what they should. Promising to help us clean and polish without even having to ...

The wet wipes industry is blossoming. But with the growth comes a problem: clogged drains. Now the fight over "flushability" is heading to court. A multibillion-dollar industry has emerged over the ...

Grant Mitchell from Severn Trent Water says every day 10 tonnes of wet wipes is removed from sewage at Minworth Wastewater Treatment works Long the scourge of water companies for blocking pipes, a ban ...

BROWNSBURG, Ind. (WISH) – Sewers are overflowing in Brownsburg, and now town officials are looking to fix a problem they say stems from the bathroom habits of residents. Earlier this month, Kathy ...

In the last decade, a multibillion-dollar industry has emerged - and much of its products end up in our toilets. We’re talking about the wet wipes industry. Companies that once just made baby wipes, ...

A huge mass of wet wipes has formed in the Thames in London, changing the course of the river. The "wet wipe island" is the size of two tennis courts. Ministers are urging the public to not flush wet ...