"Flushable" wipes tend to not break down if they are made from plastic, which many are. Treatment facilities vary, and methods of disposal too. But I could see this happening at two steps:

One, people flush wipes, and during a rainstorm, the combined rainwater and sewage in combined systems overflows faster that the facility can treat the blackwater, dumping raw sewage and wipes into local rivers, lakes and oceans.

Or two, some treatment facilities have bioprocessors, but have no rag catcher, which would intercept items that were not poop or PFAS-engineered products like toilet paper, which are chemically treated to break down in water.

If there's no rag catcher, it's not gonna get intercepted by the treatment plant, and just get dumped whole into the waterways. Akin to swallowing a piece of gum, then pooping it out later, lol.

Anyways, wipes (and even toilet paper) are horrible for the environment and tend to cost you extra money in terms of sewer infrastructure. Getting a bidet lowers your own expenses, and reduces the load on the sewer system.

[–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 months ago

I read it twice. They never say.

[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 4 points 2 months ago

Since 2017!