58008@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months ago"Flushable wipes"; "dishwasher-safe"; "odourless" - What are some other blatant lies that companies get away with?message-squaremessage-square277linkfedilinkarrow-up1435arrow-down15
arrow-up1430arrow-down1message-square"Flushable wipes"; "dishwasher-safe"; "odourless" - What are some other blatant lies that companies get away with?58008@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square277linkfedilink
minus-squareryannathans@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 months agoGonna need a source on that because they disintegrate just like toilet paper, often before the toilet is even flushed. Prove that easily dispersing paper clogs the sewer just as much as plastic. I’ll wait.
minus-squarelando55@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·3 months agoSurvivorship bias. If the only wipes remaining in the sewers are the ones that don’t disintegrate, we couldn’t really say whether or not the dissolving wipes are causing problems ¯_(ツ)_/¯
minus-squarePaper_Phrog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoHard to find something truly credible bit here is what I found: https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2015/may/26/disposable-wipes-sewer-toilet-cities-flushable So our government/water agencies are actually suffering from big problems, even with modern sewer systems. They actively warn not to flush any wipes. Take it as you will, but biodegradable does not mean it degdrades fast, or even in time. Having a bin next to your toilet is the answer.
minus-squareryannathans@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoArticle published before the new standards
Gonna need a source on that because they disintegrate just like toilet paper, often before the toilet is even flushed.
Prove that easily dispersing paper clogs the sewer just as much as plastic. I’ll wait.
Survivorship bias. If the only wipes remaining in the sewers are the ones that don’t disintegrate, we couldn’t really say whether or not the dissolving wipes are causing problems ¯_(ツ)_/¯
… what
Hard to find something truly credible bit here is what I found: https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2015/may/26/disposable-wipes-sewer-toilet-cities-flushable
So our government/water agencies are actually suffering from big problems, even with modern sewer systems. They actively warn not to flush any wipes.
Take it as you will, but biodegradable does not mean it degdrades fast, or even in time.
Having a bin next to your toilet is the answer.
Article published before the new standards