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[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 137 points 6 days ago (6 children)

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

[–] DarkDarkHouse@lemmy.sdf.org 13 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Like "recyclable" plastic.

[–] stoly@lemmy.world 11 points 5 days ago

One of the biggest bits of propaganda of all time.

[–] Weslee@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago

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

[–] Codandchips@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago

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

[–] M137@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days 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.

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[–] WanderingThoughts@europe.pub 124 points 6 days ago (1 children)

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.

[–] xylol@leminal.space 40 points 6 days ago (4 children)

How do you make a wet wipe dissolve when its wet without dissolving when its wet

[–] faintwhenfree@lemmus.org 27 points 6 days ago (5 children)

I understand it's "wet" from some alcohol/aldehydes and not from water.

[–] Wolf314159@startrek.website 31 points 6 days ago (7 children)

Who is out there wiping their ass with %100 ethanol?

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 20 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Gets it fucking clean, I'll tell you that.

You light the ethanol and it burns off all the shit.

[–] ohshit604@sh.itjust.works 12 points 5 days ago

I prefer acetone and a map-gas torch.

[–] Kraven_the_Hunter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)
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[–] SunshineJogger@feddit.org 8 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

No clue, but I have those here.

Tried it too. Left it in water and poof, disssolves after a while. (several minutes)

Must be different kind of water they come in would be my guess

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[–] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 41 points 6 days ago (5 children)

We can do this with wet wipes, but carbon is a bridge too far?

Easily the weirdest demonstration of the. 'polluter pays' principle

[–] AfroMustache@lemmynsfw.com 45 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I'd imagine fossil fuel has a bigger lobby than wet wipe companies lmao

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 5 days ago

Didn't let Big Wet Wipe hear this! They will be furious! (But very fresh)

[–] Serinus@lemmy.world 11 points 6 days ago (4 children)

Have we though? This headline is "Spain aims to".

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[–] Jumpingspiderman@lemmy.world 37 points 5 days ago (73 children)

A bidet is way cheaper and way better for everyone.

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[–] airportline@lemm.ee 28 points 5 days ago (5 children)

They should mandate bidets in all residential bathrooms like Italy imo

[–] CatDogL0ver@lemmy.world 12 points 5 days ago

I went to Japan last month. It is a bidet heaven. My ass was so clean!

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[–] GoodOleAmerika@lemmy.world 23 points 5 days ago (2 children)

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.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six-pack_rings

[–] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 13 points 5 days ago (4 children)
[–] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago

Here the whole 6pack is either wrapped in a thin plastic foil or it's cardboard.

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[–] Anomalocaris@lemm.ee 20 points 4 days ago (1 children)

if manufacturers were fined for their garbage, there would be much less garbage.

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[–] andybytes@programming.dev 18 points 5 days ago (2 children)
[–] DarkDarkHouse@lemmy.sdf.org 36 points 5 days ago

Just don't flush them after

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[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago

at least they have a backup plan of getting those companies to pay for the cleanup. That might be just slightly less impossible to make happen than people stop flushing them.

[–] Teknikal@eviltoast.org 7 points 5 days ago (4 children)

They can make what looks like plastic carrier bags that dissolve in water now so the manufacturers could I suspect make dissolvable wipes but will probably only do it when forced by law.

I'm aware there are maybe one or two brands that already do this (or claim to at least) but they all need to be doing it.

[–] grysbok@lemmy.sdf.org 11 points 5 days ago (1 children)

We have flushable dog poo bags and they're awesome. We've tested them and they dissolve after less than an hour in the toilet (maybe much sooner, but I got distracted and didn't time it).

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[–] Duranie@leminal.space 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

The hospital I work at had installed some kind of wipe catcher in most of the publicly accessable toilets. All you can see is a metal ring at the opening at the bottom of the toilet with a sign warning not to put your hand in there or you WILL get shredded. Apparently it has sharp bits that will snag wipes if you attempt to flush them.

[–] xylol@leminal.space 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

We need to install waffle grates in all toilets and just have a foot press that lets you push your poop in

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