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The Wipes Problem: Are Mechanical Solutions the Ultimate Answer?

The Wipes Problem: Are Mechanical Solutions the Ultimate Answer?

Product standards? Education? Grinding? What will solve the wipes problem? Clean-water agencies and wipes industry groups have differing perspectives.
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Cities Join Flushable Wipes Class-Action Lawsuit

More cities join a class-action lawsuit aimed at eliminating the flushable wipes problem in municipal wastewater systems.
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Fourth Edition of Flushability Guidelines in Works

Associations collaborate on new edition of flushability guildelines for nonwoven products.
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How to Solve the Flushable Wipes Problem at Your Plant

Solving the flushable wipes problem requires a two-pronged approach: It begins with public education and ends with proper equipment. Find out how manufacturers are approaching the wipes dilemma.
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Can Public Education Keep Wipes Out of Sewers? Here's Proof Positive.

WEFTEC “It’s a Toilet, Not a Trash Can” panel explores remedies for non-dispersibles.
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News Briefs: Success! Maine Program Reduces Baby Wipes in Pump Stations

Weekly News Briefs: Flushable Wipes Campaign Earns Award Nomination

Weekly News Briefs: Flushable Wipes Campaign Earns Award Nomination

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Innovative Baby Wipes Pilot Campaign Kicks Off in Maine

Third Edition of Flushablity Guidelines Now Available

Third Edition of Flushablity Guidelines Now Available

Guidelines offer simpler review and testing approach and one consistent global ‘Do Not Flush’ symbol
CWEA panel discussion to address nondispersibles

CWEA panel discussion to address nondispersibles

In My Words

What’s Flushable? What Isn’t?

The proliferation of “wipes” is causing widespread problems in sewerage systems. A group in Maine is helping lead the search for responsible remedies.