How The Industry Can Take On Wipes In The Waste Stream – And Win: Part 3

This is the final installment of a three-part series examining wipes in the waste stream. The first and second installments looked at the growth of consumer wipes usage within the last decade, and the public outreach campaigns and changes in pumps targeted at helping keep wipes at bay. This last article will examine the debris reduction products available to fully combat non-dispersible wipes within pump stations and resource recovery facilities.

As outlined in earlier articles, increasing public awareness or even seeking legal action are potential tools to help municipalities gain control of the wipes problem. However, many agencies have seen that these strategies are not completely effective in the long term, and they must also employ new technologies within their pump stations, collections systems and headworks facilities to permanently deal with the wipes epidemic.