iStock/Thinkstock(HALIFAX, Nova Scotia) — Residents of Halifax, Nova Scotia are getting a public lesson in the proper use of toilet paper.
CTV News reports that the water utility in Nova Scotia’s capital city is urging residents to stop using wet wipes. The so-called “flushable wipes” apparently are clogging up waste-water lines, costing about 0 million a year.
Reps say the wipes don’t break down after being flushed and get caught in waste-water treatment filters and clog pumps.
Halifax Water shared a three-minute video explaining the problem. The video also shows Halifax workers removing undecomposed waste from a treatment plant.
Several other Canadian cities — including Toronto, Metro Vancouver and Fredericton — have recently launched campaigns against flushing wet wipes.
In the United States, multiple lawsuits have been filed against manufacturers seeking damages related sewer system damage caused by wet wipes.
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