Horticulture isn’t just a career, it’s a post-apocalypse survival skill. Horticulture is essential for food, fiber, medicine, therapy and, yes, toilet paper. The United States is the largest consumer ...

Wipes that were raked off a bar grate in a lift station in Eagan, MN in January 2016. (Courtesy of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency) Out of toilet paper? Public works officials are imploring ...

ST. PAUL — Out of toilet paper? Public works officials are imploring folks to think before they reach for a substitute. "Now, more than ever, we need to keep our sanitary sewer system working at peak ...

How are you guys doing on toilet paper right now? Though stores like Costco have finally started to implement measures to curb hoarding, it may be a minute before your favorite TP is back on the ...

Wastewater treatment plants are getting clogged with toilet paper alternatives that people are using during the coronavirus epidemic, predominately from apartments. Wipes, tissues, napkins and paper ...

The city of Vancouver says wastewater treatment providers nationwide are bracing for potential sewage blockages and overflows from an uptick in residents flushing napkins, anti-bacterial wipes and ...

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Amid the shortage of toilet paper at Houston supermarkets, residents should stop flushing paper towels and wipes down the toilet because they can clogs pipes and create sewage backups, Mayor Sylvester ...

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Thanks to people hoarding toilet paper during the coronavirus pandemic, some Californians have completely run out of bathroom tissue. So what do they do when nature calls? They improvise. And that, ...

ST. PAUL — Out of toilet paper? Public works officials are imploring folks to think before they reach for a substitute. “Now, more than ever, we need to keep our sanitary sewer system working at peak ...

As more people rely on flushable wipes amid widespread toilet paper shortages, Maine's DEP and wastewater treatment facilities advise that the public be diligent about what they're flushing. With ...