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submitted 2 months ago by Amuletta@lemmy.ca to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world

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Damn, I had planned a romantic weekend getaway there.

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[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Wet wipes aren't made from paper or cellulose or at least contain plastic that does not readily degrade.

Even so, I had no idea they were such a big thing, anywhere. For all I know it could just as well be diaper island.

[–] realitista@lemmus.org 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

There are flushable wipes made from cellulose. The problem is with the large variety of wipes out there. There needs to be standardization and laws.

[–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

"Flushable" typically just means your toilet is physically able to flush it down. There are no such thing as sewer friendly wipes

[–] realitista@lemmus.org 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

When tested, there are big differences. None perform quite as well as normal toilet paper, but some perform closely. Cottonelle was the top rated in that test and broke down quite similarly to regular toilet paper. There are many brands of 100% cellulose biodegradable flushable wipes.

If there were standards, testing, labeling, and laws regarding this, it wouldn't be an issue.

[–] lurch@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

depends. some are made from cotton and/or cellulose, eg. cotonelle. still, the ones ending up on that pile probably contain plastic.