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> "But as our economy continues to circle the drain, will Americans part with their beloved toilet paper in order to adopt more money-saving measures? Or will w
by autokad 9y ago
> "But as our economy continues to circle the drain, will Americans part with their beloved toilet paper in order to adopt more money-saving measures? Or will we keep flushing our cash away?"
written in 2009, so I guess we know that yeah, we will continue using toilet paper. Though more are using flush-able wipes
- allengeorge 9y agoWhich are often not flushable. [1] [2] [1] http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/flushable-wipes-clogging-canadian-sewers-waste-water-officials-say-1.2430071 http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/flushable-wipes-clogging-canad... [2] https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/15/nyregion/the-wet-wipes-box-says-flush-but-the-new-york-city-sewer-system-says-dont.html?_r=0 https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/15/nyregion/the-wet-wipes-bo... Edit: And, just in case you wanted to know more: they cause serious damage. [3] [3] https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/09/putrid-130-ton-mass-clogging-london-sewer-highlights-worldwide-sewer-strife/ https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/09/putrid-130-ton-mass-...
- allengeorge 9y agoAlso, I found this article on flushable wipes really interesting! [1] [1] https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/10/are-wet-wipes-wrecking-the-worlds-sewers/504098/ https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/10/are-wet-...
- nugi 9y agoPlease do not flush 'flushable' wipes. It is a lie!