The question of whether flushable wipes — used by potty-training toddlers and people looking beyond traditional toilet paper — are clogging sewer systems will be hashed out in federal court ...

Makers of flushable wipes insist they are indeed flushable and safe for sewer and septic systems. Kimberly-Clark, maker of Cottonelle and Scott flushable wipes, does extensive testing to make sure ...

Flushable wipes are, technically, flushable, the same way you can technically swallow a wad of chewing gum. Therein lies the dangerous half-truth behind flushable wipes: Just because a brand ...

Plumbers and utility companies are warning people to think twice before they flush so-called “flushable” wipes down the toilet. Some of them don’t actually break down and disintegrate ...