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Closed Ban the sale of wet wipes that have “flushable” on the packet.

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According the the BBC,“All wet wipes sold as flushable in the UK have failed the industrys disintergration test”. “Flushable” wet wipes cause 80% of blockages in sewers and cost around £100m a year.
This money could be reinvested into our ageing infrastructure and could prevent more ocean pollution

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