The Environment Secretary Therese Coffey says she wants to ban plastic wet wipes, which clog sewers and pollute waterways. But it will only be after a consultation. That's the third consultation ...

the South Korean Ministry of Environment announced its review of a proposal to restrict the materials used in disposable wet wipes in cafes and restaurants to natural or recycled fibers.

Sky News skewered the idea, calling it a “recycled policy.” When it comes to waterway pollution there are bigger culprits than wet wipes, such as industrial waste. Sky News says rivers in Engl ...

While some wet wipes are technically biodegradable ... A high percentage of HDPE is recycled compared to most other types of plastic. Alternatively, solid cleansing bars combined with reusable wipes ...

A charity has called for the government to commit to a date when plastic will be banned in wet wipes, to help prevent the effect they are having on the River Thames. Thames21 says wet wipes are ...

Many consumers are unaware that when they eat standard ready meals, the plastic container can be recycled, but the film ...

“When flushed, wet wipes often find their way into our waterways and eventually flow into the ocean,” says Britta Baechler, director of ocean plastics research for Ocean Conservancy and a ...

Sellars makes shop towels, wet wipes, disposable wipers and sorbents made with recycled fibers. The company launched in 1985 with a simple goal: creating a more absorbent material to help clean up oil ...

That is, manually removing masses of fouled wipes flushed down people’s toilets that eventually congeal throughout the sewage system and gunk up equipment. “Rags” are what people in the ...