ACTION: Start a movement. Join your voices and #RespectTheFlush

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• September 30th, 2015
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Give your drain the acclaim it deserves. Every time you flush a toilet, drain your sink, or pass a manhole cover along the curb, amazing unseen things are happening that protect public health and the environment. What can you do to show you #RespectTheFlush? To raise awareness of the...

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POTUS: 3 videos to celebrate President Obama’s 54th birthday

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• August 4th, 2015
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What better way to commemorate President Barack Obama’s 54th birthday today than with his three public service announcements that advocate clean water. Share accordingly.

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VIDEO: 3 water messages you won’t hear from @BarackObama at @TheCityClub but should.

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• March 18th, 2015
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It’s another amazing Cleveland day as President Barack Obama will be speaking at the City Club later this afternoon. But it’s unlikely he’ll talk about his dog Bo’s poop. No worries! Since he’s in Cleveland, we asked him* for his official polices on three key platforms. Here’s what he...

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HISTORY: Thank you, Seth Wheeler, inventor of the perforated toilet-paper roll

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• January 28th, 2015
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Image credit Neptuul via wikipedia Because we know you’ve been wondering, it was all Seth’s idea. The concept of rolled and perforated squares of toilet paper was patented in 1883 by Seth Wheeler. Prior to Seth’s innovation, toilet paper was sold commercially as flat sheets starting around 1857 thanks...

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LIST: Flush or fiction? 5 of our favorite toilet bowl myths and legends

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• December 4th, 2014
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Handy wipes are flushable: False. They may say flushable on the package. They are common in bathrooms across the country. But because disposable wipes don’t break down in the sewer system like toilet paper does, they can clog a home’s plumbing and cause major issues in city treatment systems....

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PIC: And now, just your average sewer blockage longer than a Boeing 747.

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• September 2nd, 2014
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Next time you consider flushing wipes or washing cooking grease down your drain, consider you might be contributing to a Boeing 747-size sewer blockage under your city. It happened in the UK where Thames Water recently spent four days clearing a 262-foot blockage of fat, grease, and disposable wipes...

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TIPS: Your bowl is not super. #FlushResponsibly

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• February 2nd, 2014
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One brew company estimated 50 million cases of beer are consumed on Super Bowl Sunday, resulting in 1.4 billion trips to the bathroom. With that many potty breaks, chances are that there’s more being flushed down the toilets than fluids and good ol’ TP. We hope everyone celebrates today’s...

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WEIRD: Sewer clogged by a pile of undergarments [facepalm here]

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• January 9th, 2014
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One of the most common sewer clogs in many cities sewer systems recently has been disposable wipes. They don’t play nice with your plumbing many wastewater treatment systems. Neither do underpants. Yes, true story—this one out of the UK—Severn Trent Water reports that a sewer in the town of...

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WIPES: Yep, still not flushable. Keep wipes out of pipes, Consumer Reports confirms

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• December 28th, 2013
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It’s a headline we’ve been seeing for some time, but it’s a tip worth sharing again: Flushable wipes really aren’t flushable, and if you flush them you could be asking for plumbing problems. This time, it’s a story from WLS-TV out of Chicago. RELATED: 15 things you shouldn’t flush...

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TIPS: 15 things you shouldn’t flush

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• July 22nd, 2013
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Just because it can fit in your toilet doesn’t mean it’s flushable. VIDEO: Uh, “President” says #DontFlushWipes Flushable wipes are in the news lately, but they are just one of many items that can cause plumbing problems, or even larger wastewater treatment issues in many cities. Whether at your...

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