Metro Vancouver wants feds to define that flushable wipes arent really flushable – BC [Video]

Metro Vancouver is calling on the federal government to clearly define what should be flushed down the toilet as it continues to deal with the ongoing problem of clogged sewers.

“When wipes and other unflushable products are flushed down the toilet, they can clog pipes and sewers and this leads to an estimated $250 million a year of extra costs across Canada,” Dana Zheng, manager of Metro Vancouver Liquid Waste Source Control told Global News.

“In our region alone, we estimate an additional $2 million per year is spent managing wipes.”

Zheng said people flush these wipes because they are marketed as flushable but they are not.

“They don’t break down like toilet paper and they can cause massive clogs in pipes within homes as well as in our sewers and at our pump stations,” she added.

“And if our sewers and pump stations are clogged with these pipes, they’re not effectively able to convey wastewater, which means that …