The modern toilet works on simple physics and smart engineering, but most people rarely think about what happens after the ...

The city of Santa Barbara is urging community members to throw wipes into the trash rather than flushing them down the toilet. City wastewater system staff has seen a substantial increase in the ...

SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Sanitizing is on everyone's mind these days because of the coronavirus pandemic, but don't flush those disinfecting wipes and paper towels down the toilet. That's the message the ...

Whether you're cleaning your house, your car or your child, there are a variety of wet wipes manufactured for the job. Wet wipes are small, lightweight and extremely convenient. They have become a ...

Correction: The legislation would cover wipes that are entirely of or partly made from petrochemical-derived fibers, and not specifically wipes that are currently marketed as "flushable," as an ...

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. Lysol wipes, Kleenex and other disinfectant products are flying off the shelves as Americans seek to keep ...

DEAR HELOISE: I read your column in my daily Houston Chronicle and pass along all of your very good hints. In a recent column, you published a letter about not flushing wet wipes down the toilet, and ...

With toilet paper selling out at stores across the area some people may be using other products as an alternative – but this has the potential to cause major problems for city sewer systems. Cities ...