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New study looks at "flushable wipes"

Defining "flushability" for sewer use

Published in June 2019

Thinking twice about what you flush away may help you save money – and the environment. Ryerson University released a new report, entitled Defining “Flushability” for Sewer Use, on single-use wipes and flushability. Coming out of Ryerson’s Flushability Lab at Ryerson Urban Water, and conducted on behalf of the Municipal Enforcement Sewer Use Group, the report includes the results of testing on 101 single-use products, of which 23 were labeled as “flushable”

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