Companies like Cottonelle and Charmin heavily advertise their flushable wipes. They sound so convenient. But plumbers make a lot of house calls that involve clogged toilets, backed up sewer lines, and ...

INDIANAPOLIS (CONSUMER REPORTS) — They promise convenience and a cleaner clean—but those so-called flushable wipes may be wreaking havoc on your plumbing, the environment, and your wallet. Despite ...

After flushed wipes caused a sewage spill in the Potomac River, local authorities are reiterating their call to ignore the ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (CONSUMER REPORTS) - They promise convenience and a cleaner clean—but those so-called flushable wipes may be wreaking havoc on your plumbing, the environment, and your wallet. Despite ...

New York - Flushable wipes-they're marketed as an alternative to toilet paper and they make lots of promises. Charmin's Freshmates say they're "septic safe." Cottonelle's fresh wipes claim to "break ...

Increasingly popular bathroom wipes -- pre-moistened towelettes that are often advertised as flushable -- are being blamed for creating clogs and backups in sewer systems around the nation. Wastewater ...

The San Antonio River Authority reminded residents to stop flushing wipes down their toilets. Wipes are causing "significant issues" at the river authority's wastewater treatment plants, according to ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The Charleston Water System says its legal victory over wipes manufacturers and retailers will benefit the wastewater industry, the environment and consumers. The outcome ...

Consumer Reports checked out four flushable wipes from Cottonelle, Charmin, Scott and Equate. They all say they're flushable and make claims like "sewer and septic safe" and "breaks up after flushing.