Wet wipes

Am sure most of these products are totally unnecessary.

Who needs wet wipes to wipe a toddler’s face?

Just use a damp flannel.

When my daughter's babies were little she used re usable nappies and bought little towelling wipes from the same company. They were brilliant, far more effective for wiping faces or bottoms with a bit of water, and they just went in the wash with the nappies,

My neighbour caused the shared sewerage pipes to block earlier this year by flushing wipes but at first it was unknown to us. She reported it to the H.A that owns her house but they didn't sort the problem. A couple days later it started to affect our toilet and, being owners, we called in the water company. Once the chap had put camera down the pipes he said it was blocked by wipes. It only takes one to get caught and other soon build up. We have no reason to buy or use them. So he told her not to put them down the loo and so far all has remained clear.
There has been a lot of publicity about the problem.

They have their uses, but they don't need to be flushed. I used the ones with lotion in them when my children were babies, and wrapped them in the used nappy for disposal.

I wouldn't want to see them banned, as I dislike how the knee-jerk reaction to so much is to ban things for all because some can't behave responsibly, but there should probably be harsher penalties for those found flushing them (if it's possible to prove).

No we’re not supposed to here. They have messages telling you not to in most public toilets.

How could they possibly determine who was flushing the wipes down the loo? If the blockage is further along the sewer line the wipes could come from any number of properties surely!………Oh, I know………someone’s is going to stand and watch as all the residents wipe their bums!!!!!

I don’t even flush the “flush-able “ wipes just in case.

There should be a total ban on manufacturers labelling any of their wet wipes as being flushable.

Astitchintime

How could they possibly determine who was flushing the wipes down the loo? If the blockage is further along the sewer line the wipes could come from any number of properties surely!………Oh, I know………someone’s is going to stand and watch as all the residents wipe their bums!!!!!

I don’t even flush the “flush-able “ wipes just in case.

There is a sewer tool called a Barbarian that narrows down the source of the wipes.

Doodledog

They have their uses, but they don't need to be flushed. I used the ones with lotion in them when my children were babies, and wrapped them in the used nappy for disposal.

I wouldn't want to see them banned, as I dislike how the knee-jerk reaction to so much is to ban things for all because some can't behave responsibly, but there should probably be harsher penalties for those found flushing them (if it's possible to prove).

I agree with you on this.
Wet wipes are a good invention and it just needs more education regarding the disposing of them.They can we wrapped and placed in the bathroom bin for emptying later.
TV ads about this would be the best way forward paid for by the water companies maybe.

How about heftier fines for the fast food outlets creating fat bergs?

Oreo

Doodledog

They have their uses, but they don't need to be flushed. I used the ones with lotion in them when my children were babies, and wrapped them in the used nappy for disposal.

I wouldn't want to see them banned, as I dislike how the knee-jerk reaction to so much is to ban things for all because some can't behave responsibly, but there should probably be harsher penalties for those found flushing them (if it's possible to prove).

I agree with you on this.
Wet wipes are a good invention and it just needs more education regarding the disposing of them.They can we wrapped and placed in the bathroom bin for emptying later.
TV ads about this would be the best way forward paid for by the water companies maybe.

So higher bills for responsible sewage customers to cover TV advertising? Surely the wet wipe manufacturers (so their purchasers) should be paying to highlight the problem as they cause it.

Wet wipes are useful on certain occasions. I use them, but have never ever flushed them. They go in the black bin.

NO wipes of any kind should be flushed down the toilet. They do not break down like toilet paper but form a very effective plug along the pipe system.

My GC have all become resigned to Granny’s damp cloth when it comes to wiping mucky faces and paws. The only time I generally use wipes is a small pack in my handbag for when we’re out and about and there are no washing facilities.

I do have some packs of wipes from when we had a lot of building work repairs done and there was lost of dust but the packs are years old and the opened ones are likely dried out anyway.

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Oreo

How about heftier fines for the fast food outlets creating fat bergs?

It isn't necessarily fast food shops. Lots of these blockages are occurring in housing areas.

DD moved house earlier this year and found her drains overflowing. She called in a plumber, who took one look and said the problem was in the sewer.

She called in the water company and they spent the best part of a day clearing a large blockage. Once past her house the sewer serves about 20 other houses and a block of flats, below her are about about another 70 houses and as many flats. No shop or fast food unit of any kind within a mile.

The water cpmpany staff said they deal with blockages like that on her estate daily.

I have a friend who uses wipes for every cleaning task in her home.

I go to my DDs every week, involves a 2.5 to 3 hour trip each way every week. So many times I've used a loo at the station or on the train and then found taps had run dry and I couldn't wash my hands so I always have a pack of wipes in my bag.

How an earth did we manage before these dreadful wet wipes came to be? A clean cloth or flannel did the job well and environmentally friendly, washed and reused thousands of times. I am at a loss to why people use them knowing full well that they block drains even the disposable makes are known to be trouble.

I have never used them.

The younger generations have been brain washed into using these one time use toiletries. They go hand in hand with the disposable nappies. My first born was born in ‘73 and I never had these so called conveniences.
I remember also boxes of tissues at under a shilling, my DGC cannot visualize carrying handkerchiefs, they think they are disgusting.

However, I do use tissues.

mabon2

How an earth did we manage before these dreadful wet wipes came to be? A clean cloth or flannel did the job well and environmentally friendly, washed and reused thousands of times. I am at a loss to why people use them knowing full well that they block drains even the disposable makes are known to be trouble.

People can use them without flushing afterwards. It is not the wipes that are the problem, it is the flushing. People use them because they are convenient when out of the house if there is no tap nearby to dampen a flannel. Maybe they should have to be printed with Do Not Flush, in the manner of Izal loo roll and Now Wash Your Hands Please .