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[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 137 points 1 week ago (5 children)

It blows my mind that I still see ads for "flushable" wipes

[–] DarkDarkHouse@lemmy.sdf.org 13 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] stoly@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago

One of the biggest bits of propaganda of all time.

[–] Weslee@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Well it is recyclable, it's just so expensive most don't bother.

[–] Codandchips@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

Wanna see something really gross...what is a fatberg

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Edible wipes are the future! Invest now!

[–] M137@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

I don't ever remember seeing them here in Sweden. I can't even remember seeing an ad for wipes at all. The only common "wipes" here are for babies, and even that isn't something everyone uses.

[–] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Flushable just means it will fit in the pipe. It doesn't mean it should be there.

Cottonelle claims that theirs break down and for a while they would fall apart when using them, so it could be true. Anything that just says flushable, though, is meaningless.

[–] bss03@infosec.pub 3 points 6 days ago

I saw one that claimed "plumber approved" and it made me so mad we don't have meaningful laws against deceptive advertising.

I'd like really sewer-safe wet wipes. If tried several bidets and did not like them, definitely worse than wipes IMO.