User:PorkchopGMX/Even “flushable” wet wipes should not go down the toilet
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Water companies warn people not to flush wet wipes down toilets, as their failure to break apart or dissolve in water can cause sewer blockages known as fatbergs. Even wipes labelled "flushable" can cause blockages because they are not biodegradable.
Many people use wet wipes, for many reasons. Some people usually flush the wet wipes down the toilet once they are done using it. However, as mentioned above (and in the wet wipe article itself) it is recommended not to flush them down the toilet. There are two solutions to this:
- Solution 1: Use a *flushable) wet wipe.
- Solution 2: Don’t flush a wet wipe, even a flushable one.
The better solution would be Solution 2, as it does not create a fatberg. Just because something is labeled “flushable” doesn’t mean that it should go down the toilet. Some might not realize this and do it anyway, usually these people don't know any better. However (?) they might know this and intentionally do it to disrupt the sewers.
This also applies to making edits. An edit "covered in", or with graffiti or so called vandalism, would disrupt the users reading the article and others, and it leaves a mess for others to clean up. Imagine that the toilet's "flush" button is the edit screen's Publish changes button. If the two solutions above applied here, the solution would always be Solution 2.