Flushing things down the toilet might seem like an easy way to get rid of waste, but it's not without consequences. Toilets are designed for human waste and toilet paper, but not much else.

In a world where convenience often trumps common sense, the toilet has somehow become the unsuspecting hero—or rather, victim—of our trashy tendencies. Despite plumbing systems being explicitly ...

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana -- A crew working to clean a sewer in Louisiana made a gruesome discovery after coming across an obstruction on Saturday. VIEWER WARNING: Story may be too graphic for sensitive ...

Flushable wipes stick to pipes and don’t dissolve like toilet paper, creating buildup that leads to serious blockages. Flushing tampons, meds, or even small toys can swell or tangle in your plumbing, ...

Workers investigating a mysterious blockage causing a stink for dozens of homes were stunned to find the 'despicable' culprit - a Kevin the Minion toy. A team of engineers from Yorkshire Water was ...

The City of Collinsville wants people to stop flushing items down the toilet that are clogging sewer lines. The city shared images online saying even if a product says "flushable wipes" that does not ...

About 100 community members gathered at a church on San Antonio’s Northwest Side to remember a baby girl who never got a chance to live. Baby Mary’s tiny casket was one foot long. It remained closed. ...