You should explain to people why flushable wipes aren't actually flushable because I've explained it to my family before and they just still do it
OK SO LIKE THEY FLUSH AS IN THEY FLUSH DOWN THE TOILET RIGHT? BUT YOU CAN LABEL GOLFBALLS AS FLUSHABLE TOO AND IT'S NOT A GOOD IDEA TO PUT DOWN THE SEWER STILL
But yeah, when you flush things that can't break down easily into the sewer system, you cause one of two issues:
The first is the creation of a fatberg. A fatberg is a conglomeration of fibrous materials and organic matter that form a plug in the sewer line. Fatbergs form PRIMARILY because of flushable, not-breaking-down fabrics such as "flushable" wipes, since organic material is kinda the main thing that sewers transport. Flushable wipes don't actually break down in a way that matters.
The second is the destruction of pumps. Fibrous materials can get inside lift station and wastewater treatment plant pumps and clog them up. MOST pumps are non-clog and resist this, but if you keep allowing these fibrous materials to build up, they can become a problem and clog the pump anyways. Plus if they get to be TOO long or large of a fibrous mass, then it's basically throwing a rope into a pump, which immediately clogs it. Which if a fatberg dislodges, can possibly do.
Basically, TLDR, flushable wipes break your cities sewer system, and this will eventually increase your water/sewer rates because the city has to pay for fatburg removals and pump repairs. Nevermind the possible disturbance to your service due to a sewer failure.
