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May 29, 2025 8:03 PM
8-Pack 42-Count Nice 'N Clean Adult Flushable Wipes
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🚽 "Flushable" Wipes – Are They Really Flushable?
Nope. Not really.
Despite the marketing lingo, most wipes labeled flushable do not break down the same way toilet paper does. Toilet paper dissolves in water within minutes. Wipes? Not so much.
🔬 What Scientists Say:
Studies from consumer groups, wastewater treatment organizations, and even the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) show that:
• Flushable wipes can take weeks to months to break down (if at all).
• They contribute to fatbergs—massive sewer clogs made of wipes, grease, and other nasty sludge.
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👩 🔬 Breakdown Time:
Material Dissolves In Sewer System? Time to Break Down
Toilet Paper ✅ Yes Minutes
"Flushable" Wipes ❌ No (barely) Weeks to months
Baby Wipes ❌ No Months to never
Tampons ❌ No Months to years
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🩸 Tampons – Can You Flush Them?
Technically? You can flush anything once. But should you?
Absolutely not. Tampons are made to absorb water, not break down in it. Once flushed, they:
• Expand and clog pipes.
• Can jam up septic tanks and grinder pumps (even your badass grinder can get wrecked eventually).
• Cause backflow problems in sewer systems.
Yet yes, a lot of people do flush them, often because packaging used to say it was okay. It's not.
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🏠 Grinder Pumps, Sewer, and Septic Systems – What's the Deal?
1. Grinder pump: Shreds waste before pushing it to the main sewer. It helps but is not invincible—wipes can still jam it.
2. Municipal sewer: Better at handling wipes than septic—but still clogs and causes big-money maintenance issues.
3. Septic tank: Never flush wipes or tampons. They don't break down and will mess up the biological balance, leading to backups and expensive pump-outs.
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🧻 TL;DR:
• "Flushable" wipes ≠ flushable. Toss 'em in the trash.
• Tampons? Also trash-bound.
• Grinder? Helpful, but not wipe-proof.
• Septic tank? Treat it like a delicate ecosystem.
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Final Verdict:
If it's not pee, poo, or toilet paper, don't flush it.
Unless you're trying to make friends with your local plumber (and drain your wallet), keep that trash can nearby.
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My plumber agrees with never flushing these things but …
Do as you wish.
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But these are made specifically to be flushed. It breaks up easily.
Unless you are renting. Landlord be damned.
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⸻
🚽 "Flushable" Wipes – Are They Really Flushable?
Nope. Not really.
Despite the marketing lingo, most wipes labeled flushable do not break down the same way toilet paper does. Toilet paper dissolves in water within minutes. Wipes? Not so much.
🔬 What Scientists Say:
Studies from consumer groups, wastewater treatment organizations, and even the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) show that:
• Flushable wipes can take weeks to months to break down (if at all).
• They contribute to fatbergs—massive sewer clogs made of wipes, grease, and other nasty sludge.
⸻
👩 🔬 Breakdown Time:
Material Dissolves In Sewer System? Time to Break Down
Toilet Paper ✅ Yes Minutes
"Flushable" Wipes ❌ No (barely) Weeks to months
Baby Wipes ❌ No Months to never
Tampons ❌ No Months to years
⸻
🩸 Tampons – Can You Flush Them?
Technically? You can flush anything once. But should you?
Absolutely not. Tampons are made to absorb water, not break down in it. Once flushed, they:
• Expand and clog pipes.
• Can jam up septic tanks and grinder pumps (even your badass grinder can get wrecked eventually).
• Cause backflow problems in sewer systems.
Yet yes, a lot of people do flush them, often because packaging used to say it was okay. It's not.
⸻
🏠 Grinder Pumps, Sewer, and Septic Systems – What's the Deal?
1. Grinder pump: Shreds waste before pushing it to the main sewer. It helps but is not invincible—wipes can still jam it.
2. Municipal sewer: Better at handling wipes than septic—but still clogs and causes big-money maintenance issues.
3. Septic tank: Never flush wipes or tampons. They don't break down and will mess up the biological balance, leading to backups and expensive pump-outs.
⸻
🧻 TL;DR:
• "Flushable" wipes ≠ flushable. Toss 'em in the trash.
• Tampons? Also trash-bound.
• Grinder? Helpful, but not wipe-proof.
• Septic tank? Treat it like a delicate ecosystem.
⸻
Final Verdict:
If it's not pee, poo, or toilet paper, don't flush it.
Unless you're trying to make friends with your local plumber (and drain your wallet), keep that trash can nearby.
I'm going to flush twice as many just to spite you
I always flush my wipes
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