Thursday, October 9, 2025
Closing Shot: Just Saying It Doesn’t Make It True
The COVID-19 pandemic is a hoax, the U.S. election was stolen, all wipes are flushable, and the earth is flat. Just saying something untrue, even…
Key Player Projects: flushables
Global Committee of Water Experts Presents Consumer Flushability Guidelines
In the absence of a sector wide definition of flushability, a group of international water experts have developed a Publicly Available Specification (PAS). The PAS…
Peterborough Urges Residents to Stop Flushing Wipes
The City of Peterborough is urging residents to dispose all baby wipes, sanitary wipes, and disinfectant wipes in the garbage. “These wipes are being incorrectly…
Durham Region Reminds Residents to Think Before They Flush
The Region of Durham’s Works Department is urging residents to only flush the three Ps—poo, pee, and toilet paper. “We are noticing an increase in…
Flushable Wipes Shouldn’t be Flushed Down the Toilet: RDOS
The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) is asking the public to not flush ‘flushable’ wipes down the toilet. Recently, the public’s rapid response to COVID-19…
Penticton, BC Joins Coalition Supporting ISO Standard Against Flushable Wipes
The City of Penticton, British Columbia has partnered with other Canadian municipalities, as well as the Municipal Enforcement Sewer Use Group (MESUG) and the Canadian…
Towards an International Standard for “Flushable”
Canadian wastewater operators are leading the charge to create an international standard defining what is truly “flushable.” Working in the wastewater facilities and sewers of…