Do you need hard evidence that some “flushable” wipes products really don’t break down as advertised? Sixth-grader Savanna Ballard has it.She called her project in the Harmony Grove Elementary School science fair, “Don’t Flush That Flushable!” The project won first place in the fair’s Earth and Environmental Division, then took second place in a regional science fair at Southern Arkansas University. It also did a service to her community of Camden, Ark., and its water utility, because the story of her findings made the local newspaper.No one was prouder than Savanna’s father, Keith Ballard, wastewater plant supervisor for Camden Water
Failure to Break Down
A sixth-grader’s science project clearly shows why consumers should take “flushable” with a grain of salt when buying disposable wipes.
Jul 17, 2014
| by Ted J. Rulseh |
