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I've been using disposable paper-stem cotton buds for a while, for the simple reason that they are flushable (or so it says on the box; some people disagree). G
by scrollaway 8y ago
I've been using disposable paper-stem cotton buds for a while, for the simple reason that they are flushable (or so it says on the box; some people disagree). Glad to see plastic ones on their way out given the superior alternatives.
- DanBC 8y agoThey're definitely not flushable in the UK. Please don't flush them if you're in England. Sewage systems are not garbage disposal. They're an important public health system to remove faecally contaminated waste away for treatment. There are tests for "flushable", and paper stemmed cotton buds don't pass those tests. https://www.water.org.uk/policy/environment/waste-and-wastewater/what-not-flush https://www.water.org.uk/policy/environment/waste-and-wastew... Here's a PDF of a protocol. https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0ahUKEwj-hNbrmK7bAhVBLMAKHeUPCS8QFggpMAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fhcpaw.cloud9vault.net%2Fmobile%2Flinks%2Fpublic%2Fdownload%2Ffile%2FUKWIR%2520Flushability%2520testing%2520protocol%25202012.pdf%3Ftoken%3Dpw5ls5mOZZC1DmWz&usg=AOvVaw10TmM7GhRKAM1e75RO8RFk https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web...
- scrollaway 8y agoThanks for the info! That's all interesting. I'm not in the UK, no; I recall similar warnings there when I was.