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[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 142 points 1 month ago (7 children)

It blows my mind that I still see ads for "flushable" wipes

[–] snek_boi@lemmy.ml 26 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Oh. Shoot. I’ve bought those in the past. So they’re lying about being flushable, I suppose.

[–] chuckleslord@lemmy.world 67 points 1 month ago (1 children)

No, they're definitely flushable. Just like my new product, flushable golf balls! Put them in your toilet, hit the plunger, and watch them disappear down the drain. Totally flushable!

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[–] PlantJam@lemmy.world 33 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They're fine to use, just put them in the trash when you're done.

[–] Serinus@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago (10 children)
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[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 22 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (30 children)

My understanding is that none of them are flushable

Edit: Yes, you are able to flush them. I didn't think I needed to clarify that I meant whether flushing them will destroy your plumbing or not

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[–] DarkDarkHouse@lemmy.sdf.org 14 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Like "recyclable" plastic.

[–] stoly@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

One of the biggest bits of propaganda of all time.

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[–] Codandchips@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

Wanna see something really gross...what is a fatberg

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[–] WanderingThoughts@europe.pub 127 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yep. Make it the manufacturers' problem. They only care when it hits their wallet. Even if they pass on the costs, it'll make the wipes that actually dissolve properly cheaper and these are exempt.

[–] xylol@leminal.space 42 points 1 month ago (4 children)

How do you make a wet wipe dissolve when its wet without dissolving when its wet

[–] faintwhenfree@lemmus.org 27 points 1 month ago (5 children)

I understand it's "wet" from some alcohol/aldehydes and not from water.

[–] Wolf314159@startrek.website 31 points 1 month ago (8 children)

Who is out there wiping their ass with %100 ethanol?

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 20 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Gets it fucking clean, I'll tell you that.

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[–] ohshit604@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 month ago

I prefer acetone and a map-gas torch.

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[–] SunshineJogger@feddit.org 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

No clue, but I have those here.

Tried it too. Left it in water and poof, disssolves after a while. (several minutes)

Must be different kind of water they come in would be my guess

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[–] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 42 points 1 month ago (4 children)

We can do this with wet wipes, but carbon is a bridge too far?

Easily the weirdest demonstration of the. 'polluter pays' principle

[–] Serinus@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Have we though? This headline is "Spain aims to".

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[–] Jumpingspiderman@lemmy.world 39 points 1 month ago (75 children)

A bidet is way cheaper and way better for everyone.

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[–] airportline@lemm.ee 29 points 4 weeks ago (5 children)

They should mandate bidets in all residential bathrooms like Italy imo

[–] CatDogL0ver@lemmy.world 13 points 4 weeks ago

I went to Japan last month. It is a bidet heaven. My ass was so clean!

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[–] GoodOleAmerika@lemmy.world 23 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Nice move Spain. Seriously. Anyone still cut the 6 pack plastic carrier to save turtles ? Anyone still confused why they still allow manufacturer to still use that plastic contraption?

That is because they don't care.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six-pack_rings

[–] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 13 points 4 weeks ago (4 children)
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[–] Anomalocaris@lemm.ee 21 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

if manufacturers were fined for their garbage, there would be much less garbage.

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[–] andybytes@programming.dev 18 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] DarkDarkHouse@lemmy.sdf.org 37 points 1 month ago

Just don't flush them after

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[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

at least they have a backup plan of getting those companies to pay for the cleanup. That might be just slightly less impossible to make happen than people stop flushing them.

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