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While many brands say their wipes are "flushable" and environmentally friendly, whether they can and should be disposed of down the toilet is being questioned.
From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2025
Some of the manufacturers who market "flushable" wipes told the BBC that they were in fact moist toilet tissues, but Water UK said it still viewed them as wet wipes so they shouldn't be flushed.
From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2025
Becenti, the 42-year-old mother of five, remembers shedding tears of joy when running water finally was installed in her house and her family could use a flushable indoor toilet.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 17, 2023
Now I’ll talk about what not to flush down the toilet — specifically, those wretched flushable wipes.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 7, 2021
Out of everything that he would be giving up for these next possibly two months, a flushable toilet was definitely in his top three, alongside internet and Hot Pockets.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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