• @snek_boi@lemmy.ml
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    267 days ago

    Oh. Shoot. I’ve bought those in the past. So they’re lying about being flushable, I suppose.

    • @chuckleslord@lemmy.world
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      647 days ago

      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!

    • @prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      7 days ago

      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

      • @couch1potato@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        107 days ago

        My understanding is they are flushable (technically), it’s just not good to flush them because they don’t disintegrate or break down in water like toilet paper does. So it leads to clogs in pipes or sewer filtering equipment.

        • @AdamEatsAss@lemmy.world
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          177 days ago

          By that logic anything small enough to fit in the pipe is flushable. Sounds like the word “flushable” on packaging needs to be regulated.

          • @IhaveCrabs111@lemmy.world
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            57 days ago

            I remember reading a post from someone who worked for a flushable wipe company. They were getting complaints from the waste treatment plant but the they kept telling them that they are safe to flush and that the waste treatment plant were having issue were non flushable wet wipe baby wipe types. It got to the point where the guy from the wipe company had to go down there and get a lab analysis on them. All of the wipes that were blocking up the plant were wet ones and non flushable baby wipes. The conclusion was people are idiots and don’t read the labels.

          • @WanderingThoughts@europe.pub
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            47 days ago

            It is regulated. Flushable means it doesn’t clog household pipes. It doesn’t say anything about the sewers and that’s where the problem is.

        • UltraMagnus0001
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          27 days ago

          Saw it on history channel a many moons ago, the sewage treatment plants have difficulties with them.

      • FundMECFS
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        47 days ago

        I wonder because the one I use is made 100% of plant fibers and a couple natural extracts like aloe vera. Is that flushable?

        • @cecilkorik@lemmy.ca
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          127 days ago

          Everything is flushable if you’re brave enough and your toilet is big enough. I flush whole garbage bags and small appliances down my powerflush-9,000,000. The local water authority hates me, they have to keep a crew on standby at the end of my driveway to haul my garbage away after unclogging the sewers, but I write “flushable” on each one to taunt them so they know there’s nothing they can do to stop me.

          In all seriousness, we need to stop this anti-social behavior. It’s a problem, the government needs to step in to protect consumers and municipalities and hold manufacturers accountable.