GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan — During a time where sanitation is crucial and toilet paper is harder to come by, a West Michigan lawmaker is renewing the call for a measure that could help keep disposable ...

KINGMAN, Kan. (KWCH) - It’s a problem that hundreds of cities in Kansas deal with every day: sewers clogging up after someone’s flushed disposable wipes down the toilet. On Tuesday, Kingman dealt with ...

It was nearly impossible to even get a hold of disposable face masks and wipes a few months ago. Now, they’re everywhere—and they’re wreaking havoc on sewage and stormwater systems in the United ...

The California State Water Resource Control Board is urging the public to not flush disinfecting wipes or paper towels down the toilet. According to a press release from the board, “flushing wipes, ...

WILLMAR - The package of disposable wipes might say flushable and septic safe, but homeowners and municipal wastewater treatment plants have literally collected piles of evidence that say they’re not.

CLEVELAND — You’ve probably been using more disposable wipes around the house lately as we all take extra precautions because of coronavirus. But please stop flushing those wipes down the toilet.

Thanks to a new Michigan law, the disposable wipes package atop your toilet tank should start to display a new label — if it doesn't already — to indicate the wipes should not to be flushed. The bill ...

NORTH CHARLESTON — When Lowcountry cooks flush their leftover cooking grease down the drain, they may not be thinking of what lies beneath. But at some point during its journey into the sewer system, ...