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Washington Post: ‘Flushable’ personal wipes clogging sewer systems, utilities say

Posted Mon, 2013/09/09 - 9:41am by RCAP

One of the issues that RCAP cares about is going mainstream! It's getting attention by the media and thus the general public. An article appeared on the front page of the Sunday Washington Post on Sept. 8.

The article begins:

"Next time you go to toss that 'flushable' wipe in the toilet, you might want to consider a request from your sewer utility: Don’t.

DelMarVaNow.com: Too many wipes in Ocean City pipes

Posted Thu, 2013/08/08 - 3:21pm by RCAP

Reporting on a popular beach town in Maryland, the delmarvanow.com website said on July 28:

"There’s one thoroughly modern convenience that’s causing headaches for the people who run Ocean City’s sewer system: the so-called flushable wipe.

"Like a grown-up version of soothing baby wipes, these toilet paper accoutrements are advertised as safe for toilets. But problems can mount when they get into the rest of the sewer system.

NPR: FATBERG! 15-Ton 'Lump Of Lard' Removed From London Sewer

Posted Tue, 2013/08/06 - 1:53pm by RCAP

August 06, 2013

by Mark Memmott

Set this post aside until after lunch if you have a sensitive stomach.A " 'bus-sized lump' of food fat mixed with wet wipes" has been removed from a southwest London sewer, .