The message about the harmful nature of some disposable wipes seems to be making its way into the mainstream. It’s reaching from the treatment plant and collection system workers who have to deal with the problems, to trade magazines like this one, all the way into general-interest newspapers.
Earlier this year, a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel columnist wrote about wipes plaguing the sewer system in a suburban community. A similar article appeared in the Times Herald-Record newspaper in Middletown, N.Y. These are signs that information is starting to reach the people who need it most, which is to say everyday citizens.
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