The simple act of flushing or draining something down your sink might seem harmless, especially when you're in a hurry to ...

In this photograph taken Sept. 20, 2013, in Middlesex, N.J., Rob Villee, executive director of the Plainfield Area Regional Sewer Authority in New Jersey, holds up a wipe he flushed through his test ...

MARVIS: I DON’T THINK I’VE EVER DONE AN INTERVIEW ON WHAT TO FLUSH DOWN THE TOILET. >> OR WHAT NOT TO FLUSH DOWN THE TOILET. MARVIS: LET’S START THERE WITH THE WHAT NOT TO FLUSH. >> GREASE, WIPES, ...

With toilet paper in short supply, the city of Durango is pleading with residents to not flush other paper products, which have been wreaking havoc on sewer lines since the coronavirus outbreak. “We ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Still smelling that stink across Louisville? It may soon be flushed out. Louisville Water is helping MSD to flush some of those smelly sewer lines using fire hydrants.

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The device may look like a remote-controlled car and is even driven by a video game controller, but it’s tackling a dirty job — checking out clogs and other issues in Mobile ...

UPSTATE, S.C. (WSPA) – Wipes have always been a huge problem for sewage systems across the Upstate. Wastewater treatment technicians in Greenville were already removing clogs caused by heaps of ...

UPPER GWYNEDD – If you’ve been using those “flushable” wipes for the past few weeks, Upper Gwynedd officials are asking for a favor: throw them away instead. “The biggest issue we have faced is the ...

>> YOU HAVE PROBABLY SEEN OR USED THESE, THEY ARE CALLED FLUSHABLE WIPES. THE TROUBLE IS, ONCE YOU FLUSH THEM, THEY CAUSE A BIG MESS. >> A LOT OF MANUFACTURERS ARE PUTTING OUT WHAT ARE CALLED ...