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Bucky

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10. Those wipes are really bad for the environment

Reply to MorbidButterflyTat (Original post)

Wed Apr 10, 2024, 12:57 AM

Apr 2024

Toilet paper is meant to fall apart so that it doesn't clog up the city sewers. All the waxy high fiber tissues in wet wipes build up in city sewer systems and become breeding grounds for all kinds of evolving bacteria storms.

TP = good

resilient towels flushed down the toilet = bad

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Newest most disgusting commercial [View all] MorbidButterflyTat Apr 2024 OP

Hey wait, Arne Apr 2024 #1

GMTA - I commented on this product quite recently... 3catwoman3 Apr 2024 #2

This triggered me. I have a prostate exam in 90 minutes LuckyCharms Apr 2024 #3

As a Corpsman told me some 40 years ago BOSSHOG Apr 2024 #7

Good reasons for these StClone Apr 2024 #4

We'd all be better off with bidets n/t TexasBushwhacker Apr 2024 #6

And probably not really flushable sorcrow Apr 2024 #5

From my short research... chouchou Apr 2024 #8

Maybe, but this one's got the worst tag line. LudwigPastorius Apr 2024 #9

Those wipes are really bad for the environment Bucky Apr 2024 #10