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California Bill Would Require Flushability Labeling

Wet wipes would carry Do Not Flush logo

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By: Karen McIntyre

Editor, Nonwovens Industry

Legislation that requires products—like wipes— that cannot be flushed in a toilet to be clearly labeled has advanced in the California state legislature. The bill is a watered-down version of previous legislation that would require products advertised as flushable to meet standards drawn up by the International Water Services Flushability Group (IWSFG).


The bill is among a number of efforts in California to keep harmful products out of the waste stream. A bill to replace its recycling program by requiring beverage distributors to buy back their bottles and cans also moved forward. A proposal to cut statewide waste from single-use plastics by 75% within the next decade is also being considered

Critics to the IWSFG says that the standards are not peer reviewed. The wet wipes industry has adapted its own set of flushability guidelines.

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