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# wet wipes

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Wet wipes: 50% of brands labelled 'flushable' actually contain microplastics (and shouldn't be flushed)
People told to not leave tap running or flush wipes down the toilet amid Covid-19 crisis
Poll: Would you support an environmental tax on wet wipes?
8ft fatberg made of wet wipes and nappies removed from sewer in Wicklow
Call for wet wipes to have 'mandatory warnings' because of their damage to environment
Poll: Do you use wet wipes?
Wet wipes and sanitary products cause over 500 sewage blockages every month
No ban on wet wipes just yet but flushing them is causing 'severe problems' to water network
You might think twice before using wet wipes again...
14-tonne 'fatberg' discovered in London sewers