Entries Tagged Wipe Products

Let’s keep working on a tipsheet for septic system users. Part of our job is saving customers from expense and emergency calls.

When a customer comes calling with a request for a new type of service, New York’s Zuech’s Environmental Services invests in equipment and education to get the job done right.

In this month’s regulations update, a Kentucky woman’s family files suit against a sewer district after she perishes following a fall into an abandoned septic system, and Ontario communities campaign to keep wipes from being flushed.

In this month's regulations update, Hawaii bans new cesspools, Rhode Island wants drug companies to pay for the disposal of waste from cancer patients, and the MPCA seeks to label wipes “Do not flush.”

In this month's regulations update, new Clean Water Act rules are blocked by a federal appeals court, and the Federal Trade Commission finalizes a consent order that requires a wipes company to back up flushability claims.

SepticSmart Week may be over, but it’s always a good idea to talk to your customers about proper care of their systems.

In this month’s regulations update, a wipes manufacturer agrees to stop claiming its products are flushable, and San Juan County will get tougher on enforcing its certification rules for pumpers.

Nice-Pak Products, which produces disposable wipes under several store-brand labels, has agreed to cease making flushability marketing claims

Associations collaborate to launch improved 'flushability' guidelines to reduce impacts of improper wipes disposal.

What does “flushable” mean when it comes to bathroom wipe products? They’ll go down the toilet, sure, but will they break up like toilet paper?