Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Despite teasing consumers for decades, so-called "flushable" wipes can lead to a cascade of problems within home plumbing and ...

Flushable wipes are controversial. On the surface, they seem ideal: A discreet wipe in the bathroom leaves you clean without repeated wipes with toilet paper. But CR recently interviewed experts who ...

Just because something can be flushed down the toilet, doesn’t mean it should be. Plumbers and utility companies are warning people to think twice before they flush so-called “flushable” wipes down ...