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Every time a suction hose clogs with wipes, the pumper has to stop and remove the blockage. (Photo by Danny Duncan)
Getting action to require the makers of popular “flushable” wipes to market the products accurately is proving to be more difficult than handling the fatbergs of the woven wipe material as it comes out of the septic tank.
Pumpers have been grappling with this messy situation...