MONROE — People swept shelves of disinfectant wipes and toilet paper as the COVID-19 outbreak spread. When those ran out, they reached for other sanitary wipes, napkins and paper towels. But ...

The toilet paper did what it's supposed to do. What about everything else? "The facial tissue, it still has some strength left to it, so that will probably become a problem at some point," said Haws.

We must only, only, only flush toilet paper down the toilet. We must not flush tissue paper, napkins, paper towels or wipes. These paper products do not break down in the pipes like toilet paper does.

Anthony Swift, director, Canada Project, NRDC, said: “Most Americans probably do not know that the toilet paper they flush away comes from ancient forests, but clear-cutting those forests is ...

Sometimes you run out of toilet paper, but your body doesn't care. Here are some ways to test alternatives you might be forced to flush in an emergency.

Flushing wipes down the toilet, whether labelled ‘flushable’ or not, can cause problems with your plumbing and can contribute to blocked sewers.

by Maritza Salazar Fri, March 27th 2020 at 10:55 AM People are flushing wipes, paper towels, facial tissue and it's clogging pipes (Photo courtesy: SAWS) ...

Coronavirus Officials remind everyone to stop flushing tissues, other paper goods amid toilet paper shortage By Michael Hollan Fox News Published March 18, 2020 12:39pm EDT Flipboard ...

Do not flush anything else. All of the items mentioned may be ‘‘flushable,’’ which means they go through the toilet, but they don’t just ‘‘go away.’’ ...