It blows my mind that I still see ads for "flushable" wipes
Oh. Shoot. I’ve bought those in the past. So they’re lying about being flushable, I suppose.
No, they're definitely flushable. Just like my new product, flushable golf balls! Put them in your toilet, hit the plunger, and watch them disappear down the drain. Totally flushable!
Conover, are you flushing golf balls again?!
They're fine to use, just put them in the trash when you're done.
Insane. Just get a bidet. You can get one that just screws on under your toilet seat.
My understanding is that none of them are flushable
Edit: Yes, you are able to flush them. I didn't think I needed to clarify that I meant whether flushing them will destroy your plumbing or not
Like "recyclable" plastic.
One of the biggest bits of propaganda of all time.
Wanna see something really gross...what is a fatberg
Yep. Make it the manufacturers' problem. They only care when it hits their wallet. Even if they pass on the costs, it'll make the wipes that actually dissolve properly cheaper and these are exempt.
How do you make a wet wipe dissolve when its wet without dissolving when its wet
I understand it's "wet" from some alcohol/aldehydes and not from water.
Who is out there wiping their ass with %100 ethanol?
Gets it fucking clean, I'll tell you that.
I prefer acetone and a map-gas torch.
We can do this with wet wipes, but carbon is a bridge too far?
Easily the weirdest demonstration of the. 'polluter pays' principle
I'd imagine fossil fuel has a bigger lobby than wet wipe companies lmao
Didn't let Big Wet Wipe hear this! They will be furious! (But very fresh)
Have we though? This headline is "Spain aims to".
A bidet is way cheaper and way better for everyone.
They should mandate bidets in all residential bathrooms like Italy imo
I went to Japan last month. It is a bidet heaven. My ass was so clean!
Nice move Spain. Seriously. Anyone still cut the 6 pack plastic carrier to save turtles ? Anyone still confused why they still allow manufacturer to still use that plastic contraption?
That is because they don't care.
In Spain cardboard is used
if manufacturers were fined for their garbage, there would be much less garbage.
Fuck wet wipes
Just don't flush them after
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