Everyone knows that the toilet can only flush three things: feces, urine and toilet paper. Flush other things with the toilet and you may have to struggle to flush the toilet.
But imagine if the wet tissue seller told you that his wet tissue was washable, and would you have washed it down?
If your answer is yes, your toilet may or will be clogged.
Recently, a number of stealthy, confused, claiming that their wet napkins can flush down the toilet wet towel manufacturers have been slammed!
On Thursday, a federal court imposed a hefty fine for misleading consumers, giving a bad lesson to a company that did so.
Pental products Ltd., the maker of White King`s `s "washable" clean wipes, was fined a total of A $ seven hundred thousand for sending wrong and misleading messages in its product advertisements. It says it can "like toilet paper" decompose. White King`s wet paper towels in sewers with "flushing" on packaging and promotional materials, "simply wipe toilet countertops" and "White King`s wipes are made of special materials," Can dissolve like toilet paper, can be thrown into the toilet flush "and so on."
The federal court ruled that the information was false. "the White King`s wet tissue should not be flushed away with the toilet. If people flush this type of wet tissue with a toilet, the Australian sewage treatment sector will face serious problems. Because this type of wet tissue clogs the domestic and municipal sewage systems, "ACCC commissioner Sarah Court said.
In addition to the fine, Pental was asked to fix it. The move was strongly supported by the hydraulic department and the sewage treatment department.
Sydney Water spokesman Jackson Vernon said the clogging of sewers caused by wet paper towels had been a problem they had been plaguing for years. "the community spends millions of Australian dollars a year to deal with blockages in sewerage systems caused by these products," he said.
Queensland City Public Service spokesman Michelle Cull said it was a "real victory" for the proper operation of the sewer system.
"every year we clean up 160 tons of discarded wet paper towels from the sewer system, which is long enough to run from Brisbane to Bali. We spend A $1.5 million a year cleaning up sewer congestion, and wet tissue is the main cause of sewer congestion, "said ACCC, taking steps to combat Pental and another wet tissue maker, Kimberly-Clark Australia.
Choice had complained about Kimberly-Clark and awarded it a "dishonesty award" for its washable children`s wipes in 2015. Choice`s spokesman, Tom Godfrey, said the false information released by merchants was "a dirty marketing strategy" that led to "families." Local municipalities and water treatment agencies have been forced to spend a lot of money removing wet paper towels from the sewer system. "
ACCA also filed a separate lawsuit against Kimberly-Clark. Sydney Water is currently calling on other wet tissue manufacturers and retailers to mark the bathroom bags with a clear "non-washable" message.
International water industry enterprises collectively promise that all wipes and hygiene products should be clearly labeled "non-washable" and disposed of garbage cans.
Vernon said: "this statement is supported by more than 300 public utility agencies and non-government organizations from 23 countries. Sydney Water hopes this decision will reinforce our message to society that wet tissue should not be dumped on toilets and flushed with water. We support any action by the manufacturer that will help solve the problem. "
Fairfax Media has asked Pental to comment on the matter.
