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Put used wipes in the appropriate bin

Wipes and other unsuitable materials contribute to sewer blockages.

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Miniature scene: Flushing wipes down the toilet.
Flushing wipes down the toilet
Miniature scene: Keeping wipes out of the sewer.
Keeping wipes out of the sewer
01 / Why this can help

Mechanism and conditions

Put used wipes in the appropriate bin

BeforeFlushing wipes down the toilet

AfterKeeping wipes out of the sewer

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Wipes and other unsuitable materials contribute to sewer blockages. Keeping them out of toilets reduces a preventable source of obstruction and related pollution risk.

A wipe labelled flushable is not ordinary toilet paper. Follow local waste guidance. Avoided blockages and river-water benefits cannot be assigned as a fixed amount to each wipe.

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02 / One possible next step

Keep a suitable bin in the bathroom and reserve the toilet for its intended uses and appropriate toilet paper.

03 / Sources and scope

Context-dependent outcome

What the evidence supports

Wipes and other unsuitable materials contribute to sewer blockages. Keeping them out of toilets reduces a preventable source of obstruction and related pollution risk.

Boundary of the claim

A wipe labelled flushable is not ordinary toilet paper. Follow local waste guidance. Avoided blockages and river-water benefits cannot be assigned as a fixed amount to each wipe.

  1. Institutional guidance · Water UK

    Water UK — Blockages factsheet

    Consulted section (original language): Wipes and grease contribute to blockages and pollution from sewer drains; no clean river meter.

    Consultation: page or document consulted

  2. Institutional guidance · United States Environmental Protection Agency

    EPA — Sanitary sewer overflows

    Consulted section (original language): Obstructions can cause wastewater to spill and contaminate water bodies.

    Consultation: page or document consulted

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Put used wipes in the appropriate bin

Miniature scene: Flushing wipes down the toilet. Miniature scene: Keeping wipes out of the sewer.
Flushing wipes down the toiletKeeping wipes out of the sewer

Why this can help

Wipes and other unsuitable materials contribute to sewer blockages. Keeping them out of toilets reduces a preventable source of obstruction and related pollution risk.

One possible next step

Keep a suitable bin in the bathroom and reserve the toilet for its intended uses and appropriate toilet paper.

What changes the outcome

A wipe labelled flushable is not ordinary toilet paper. Follow local waste guidance. Avoided blockages and river-water benefits cannot be assigned as a fixed amount to each wipe.

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Flushing wipes down the toilet

Another possibility

Keeping wipes out of the sewer

Wipes and other unsuitable materials contribute to sewer blockages. Keeping them out of toilets reduces a preventable source of obstruction and related pollution risk.

Keep a suitable bin in the bathroom and reserve the toilet for its intended uses and appropriate toilet paper.

Sources and calculation references

  1. Water UK — Blockages factsheetWater UK
  2. EPA — Sanitary sewer overflowsUnited States Environmental Protection Agency

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