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Regardless of what the Federal Court says, you shouldn't put 'flushable' wipes down the loo

  • Written by Ian Wright, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University
In the aftermath of a sewer overflow, “flushable” wipes are entangled in the vegetation.Sydney Water Corporation

On Friday the Australian Federal Court found in favour of Kimberly-Clark’s “flushable wipes” in a legal action brought by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).

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