How wipes harm.

Did you know there's plastic in your wipes? We've manage to ban microbeads, so let's make microplastic particles a thing of the past!

#WipesClogPipes, #IDontFlush, #whatnottoflush, #onlythe3Ps, #ToiletsAreNotTrashCans, #BetterToBin

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References

Briain, O. Ó., Mendes, A. R. M., McCarron, S., Healy, M. G., & Morrison, L. (2020, June 10). The role of wet wipes and sanitary towels as a source of white microplastic fibres in the marine environment. Water Research. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0043135420305583.

Munoz, L. P., Baez, A. G., McKinney, D., & Garelick, H. (2018, June 8). Characterisation of "flushable" and "non-flushable" Commercial wet wipes Using microraman, FTIR spectroscopy and FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY: To flush or not to flush. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11356-018-2400-9.