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Post by mmhmm on Apr 7, 2019 15:03:32 GMT -5
I do use them for some things but never flush them.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2019 15:23:00 GMT -5
It's been in the news for years that flushable wipes are not flushable--in that they are not good for sewer systems. It's like until I saw the Inside Edition show, I didn't know tampons should not be flushed. Kotex I knew about and I've heard of people having clogged toilets in apartment complexes where either diapers, wipes or kotex were pulled from the plumbing and the people in the unit were of an age where they may have used wipes, but not diapers or kotex. Shared plumbing is a different animal. The church where I worked had a note on the wall about not flushing wipes when I started working there--in 2010. That city also sent a notice with every water bill. Find some videos online of what those things do to plumbing and I would hope you would see the reasons not to flush anything besides the 4 p's. Note: I have flushed dead bugs, but not the kleenex or paper towel I used to kill them. What news? The radio? The internet? Maybe it's more of a problem in some municipalities than others? I mean, when I had cable years ago, and when my mom still read the paper, I might have seen that kind of news, but that pre-dates the popularity of flushable wipes. You're assuming people are getting the same news you are. Now you can't say you haven't been informed.
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Post by TheOtherMe on Apr 7, 2019 16:05:51 GMT -5
Thank you, MPL. Thank you very much.
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Post by Lizard Queen on Apr 7, 2019 16:05:57 GMT -5
What news? The radio? The internet? Maybe it's more of a problem in some municipalities than others? I mean, when I had cable years ago, and when my mom still read the paper, I might have seen that kind of news, but that pre-dates the popularity of flushable wipes. You're assuming people are getting the same news you are. Now you can't say you haven't been informed. I believe that I said that in my original post on this thread in response to what Weltz shared in the OP. But then I get flack for not hearing about it before this. Why rub it in? Are you trying to help, or just trying to make me feel stupid? It hasn't been reported as a problem with my county system because the wastewater system's capacity was overbuilt specifically for a papermill that closed down shortly after a wastewater expansion. I read the local paper online only, and it just hasn't been reported there. What has been reported: PFAS detections, and of course the lead in Flint.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2019 16:28:28 GMT -5
Now you can't say you haven't been informed. I believe that I said that in my original post on this thread in response to what Weltz shared in the OP. But then I get flack for not hearing about it before this. Why rub it in? Are you trying to help, or just trying to make me feel stupid? It hasn't been reported as a problem with my county system because the wastewater system's capacity was overbuilt specifically for a papermill that closed down shortly after a wastewater expansion. I read the local paper online only, and it just hasn't been reported there. What has been reported: PFAS detections, and of course the lead in Flint. Of course I'm not trying to make you feel stupid. And I wasn't reading through the entire thread when I replied to this post, so I don't know what you wrote prior. I was responding to this post in particular about "what news".
I think a lot of people flush wipes because they say they're flushable and it annoys me that they're allowed to market them as such. Just because your area hasn't been having an issue with them...or has bigger issues to worry about doesn't mean they're not a problem.
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Post by Lizard Queen on Apr 7, 2019 17:00:16 GMT -5
I believe that I said that in my original post on this thread in response to what Weltz shared in the OP. But then I get flack for not hearing about it before this. Why rub it in? Are you trying to help, or just trying to make me feel stupid? It hasn't been reported as a problem with my county system because the wastewater system's capacity was overbuilt specifically for a papermill that closed down shortly after a wastewater expansion. I read the local paper online only, and it just hasn't been reported there. What has been reported: PFAS detections, and of course the lead in Flint. Of course I'm not trying to make you feel stupid. And I wasn't reading through the entire thread when I replied to this post, so I don't know what you wrote prior. I was responding to this post in particular about "what news".
I think a lot of people flush wipes because they say they're flushable and it annoys me that they're allowed to market them as such. Just because your area hasn't been having an issue with them...or has bigger issues to worry about doesn't mean they're not a problem.
Well, I was just trying to point out that the news about it isn't reaching everyone everywhere, probably for a bunch of different reasons.
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