@markmarshalllsh: ⚠️ Sensitive content ⚠️ Did you know that 75% of drain blockages are caused by people flushing wet wipes down the toilet? Most wet wipes are non-biodegradable and insoluble which means when they are flushed they don’t disintegrate and instead start to clog up your drains. The disposal of wet wipes in this way is not only causing many blockages but is also starting to create an environmental emergency. Unfortunately many wet wipes are stating on their packaging that they are ‘flushable’ but a BBC investigation in 2018 revealed that in fact there were no wet wipes that actually met the criteria to be labeled as such. Even though they appear to flush down the toilet, like toilet paper, they wont disintegrate and will instead cling to other debris and the walls of the pipes which over time will build up to create larger, more substantial blockages in your toilet. The producers of many of the ‘flushable’ wet wipes insist they have met the criteria needed to use the ‘fine to flush’ logo, as they have carried out disintegration tests themselves. But luckily for our drains and environment, the only place that is now carrying out these tests, is the WRC Testing Facility. This will ensure that wet wipes are definitely up to the correct standard if they wish to gain the certification. ##drain##blockeddrain##blocked

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Thursday 27 October 2022 07:21:01 GMT