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Re:What Did Ancient Romans Do Without Toilet Paper? by infecto on Thursday April 05, 2018 @01:20PM (#16766845)
Nope. At least from all the articles I have seen from different waste treatment plants in America. Those wipes that are advertised as flushable don't breakdown that much and they just end up getting pulled out at the waste treatment plant.
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Re:What Did Ancient Romans Do Without Toilet Paper? by Raphmedia on Thursday April 05, 2018 @01:40PM (#16767064)
That's because you are not buying the right ones. Real biodegradable & flushable wipes are okay for waste treatment plants. You need to purchase those that do not contain any trace of plastic fibers.

If you are so worried about clogging anything, put them in the compost bin.

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Re:What Did Ancient Romans Do Without Toilet Paper? by raintrees on Thursday April 05, 2018 @02:12PM (#16767419)
And then there are those of us on a septic system - "Septic safe" still causes issues.

And do not get me started on antibacterials... RID dosages to the rescue! (not necessarily a product endorsement).

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