Enviro group asks Competition Bureau to probe claim of ‘flushable’ wipes

OTTAWA Friends of the canada goose outlet Earth Canada wants the Competition Bureau goose outlet canada to investigate a recent study it says proves there is no such thing as a cheap canada goose «flushable» wipe.

«This is the most outrageous greenwashing I’ve seen in canada goose uk shop a long, long time,» said Friends of the Earth CEO Beatrice Olivastri.

The organization, represented by lawyers at EcoJustice, is filing an application for an inquiry canada goose outlet store uk with Canada Goose Outlet the https://www.drachen-spiele.de Competition Bureau, citing a recent Ryerson University study that canada goose outlet shop tested canada goose outlet canada 23 wipes labelled as «flushable.» Researchers found none of them actually lived up to that Canada Goose Online claim.

Two of the «flushable» products partially canada goose outlet reviews disintegrated in drains; 21 of them didn’t disintegrate at all.

Some of them canada goose outlet online uk took six flushes just to get through a toilet.

Bronwyn Roe, a staff lawyer at EcoJustice, said the Competition Act requires the bureau to launch an inquiry if it receives a complaint from a minimum of six people. The complaint in this case argues the companies involved are using deceptive marketing practices.

The complaint asks canada goose outlet uk sale for a fine of $10 million for every product Canada Goose Jackets sold under a bogus claim of flushability, including baby wipes, canada goose coats wet wipes for adults and older kids, toilet brush pads and wipes, canada goose outlet nyc diaper liners, and bags for dog poop.

Part of the problem is that there is no one standard for what the uk canada goose word «flushable» means. Olivastri said there is one standard created by an international association of water utilities and professionals but another was developed by the companies that make the products.

Olivastri said the companies are taking advantage of consumers’ desire for convenience to canada goose factory outlet push products that buyers wrongly believe will break down once they are flushed.

The Ryerson study tested 101 different products. The only ones that fully disintegrated after being flushed were varieties of toilet paper which, the study notes, weren’t even labelled as flushable.

Single use wipes canada goose uk black friday have become the bane of municipal sewage systems, clogging pipes and causing millions of dollars in damage and clean up costs every year.

Olivastri said the new estimate is that municipalities are spending $1 billion to replace damaged sewer equipment.

The wipes, many of which contain large amounts of plastic, get caught in the pipes and collect grease, more wipes and other canada goose outlet gunk. The result: «fatbergs,» congealed lumps that won’t come apart on their own.

In the British seaside resort town of Devon earlier canada goose jacket outlet this year, water operators uncovered a 64 metre long fatberg of wet wipes and canada goose black friday sale congealed fats in the sewer that will take at least eight weeks to remove.