Wet wipes are quite common place in our fashionable lives, eradicating make-up, wiping up mess, be it attributable to our little ones, or kitchen and toilet clear up. They are each simple and handy.
Unfortunately, they’re additionally frequent place within the setting. Flushing moist wipes down the bathroom is the most important reason behind sewer blockages. When sewers are blocked, waste could make its approach into our waterways and shorelines via storm water overflows.
The overwhelming majority of moist wipes comprise microplastic fibres that don’t biodegrade. This can embrace moist wipes marketed as “flushable“. As you may see on this video, even the “flushable” wipes don’t breakup in the identical approach as rest room paper, and nonetheless pose a threat to our sewer programs till they breakdown.
The smartest thing that we will do to keep away from these issues is to solely flush the three ‘P’s, Pee, Poo and Paper. We’re not going to let you know to outright cease utilizing moist wipes, though that may be the most effective plan of action. Instead, get a bin a waste to your toilet, one with a lid, and use that to eliminate your moist wipes.
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