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Ryerson researcher Barry Orr holds up a build-up of non-flushable wipes retrieved from a wastewater collection plant.
Thinking twice about what consumers flush away may help them save money, and the environment. Ryerson University recently released a new report on a test of single-use wipes against rigorous criteria for flushability.
The report, entitled Defining "Flushability" for Sewer...