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15-Jul-13 The Toilet Toll Water Canada Wipes/Flushables https://www.watercanada.net/feature/the-toilet-toll

 17-Nov-13 Flushable Wipes Causing Huge… Huffington Post Wipes/Flushables https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/11/17/flushable-wipes-sewage_n_4292634.html

17-Nov-13 Back up claims of ‘flushable’ Global News Wipes/Flushables https://globalnews.ca/news/972847/back-up-claims-of-flushable-wipes-utilities-in-canada-tell-manufacturers/

18-Nov-13 Growing array of ‘flushable’… The Globe and Mail, The Canadian Press Wipes/Flushables https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/growing-array-of-flushable-products-wreaking-havoc-on-sewage-systems/article15483743/

18-Nov-13 This is what ‘flushable’…. The Canadian Press Wipes/Flushables http://o.canada.com/news/this-is-what-flushable-wipes-do-to-the-sewers

18-Nov-13 Flushable’ wipes clogging…. CBC News Wipes/Flushables http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/flushable-wipes-clogging-canadian-sewers-waste-water-officials-say-1.2430071

 18-Nov-13 Back up claims of ‘flushable’ Windsor Star Wipes/Flushables http://windsorstar.com/news/local-news/back-up-claims-of-flushable-wipes-utilities-tell-manufacturers

 4-Dec-13 Waste-water groups join… The Star, The Canadian Press Wipes/Flushables https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2013/12/04/wastewater_groups_join_forces_against_flushable_wipes.html

12-Dec-13 Canadian Water Authorities Attack… Contractor Mag Wipes/Flushables http://www.contractormag.com/plumbing/canadian-water-authorities-attack-flushable-wipes

 1-Jan-14 Conversations: Not So Flushable Canadian Consulting Engineer Wipes/Flushables https://www.canadianconsultingengineer.com/features/conversations-not-so-flushable/

16-Jan-14 Flushable’ wipes blamed… CBC News Wipes/Flushables http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/flushable-wipes-blamed-for-clogging-sewage-systems-1.2499631

 21-Apr-14 Wipe Out Alternatives Journal Wipes/Flushables http://www.alternativesjournal.ca/community/blogs/current-events/wipe-out

 4-Sep-14 Canada pushes for… The Star Wipes/Flushables https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2014/09/04/canada_pushes_for_flushable_wipes_standard_to_protect_sewers.html

5-Sep-14 Canada Takes the Lead in Developing ISO No More Wipes Wipes/Flushables https://www.nomorewipes.com/2014/09/05/canada-takes-the-lead-in-developing-iso-standard-for-flushable-products/

18-Sep-14 U.S. and Canadian Experts Challenge… Top Class Actions Wipes/Flushables https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/lawsuit-news/40302-u-s-and-canadian-experts-challenge-flushable-wipe-claims/

19-Sep-14 Flushable wipes cause waste treatment…. CBC News Wipes/Flushables http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/flushable-wipes-cause-waste-treatment-plant-backups-1.2772543

 10-Oct-14 Toilets are not Garbage Cans – Wipes plug tvanross1 Wipes/Flushables/Sewers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mzr2ZqTPbQ

 8-Dec-14 Unraveling solutions to overwhelmed sewer Environmental Science and Engineering Wipes/Flushables https://esemag.com/wastewater/unraveling-solutions-overwhelmed-sewer-systems/

18-Dec-14 “Flushable” wipes blammed for clogging The Bum Gun Bidet Sprayer Blog Wipes/Flushables http://thebumgun.blogspot.com/2014/12/flushable-wipes-blamed-for-clogging.html

 22-Jan-15 Flushable’ wipes causing clogs CWWA Wipes/Flushables http://www.naylornetwork.com/cww-nwl/articles/index.asp?aid=303490&issueID=40410

5-Feb-15 Toss it or Flush it? Water Keeper Sewers/Wipes/Flushables/FOG http://www.waterkeeper.ca/blog/2015/2/5/toss-it-or-flush-it

 1-May-15 Flushable Wipes CWEA Wipes/Flushables http://www.cwea.org/images/presentations/National_Wipes_Summary_SD4-sm.pdf

 27-Apr-15 “If you do not think wipes… CWWA Wipes/Flushables http://www.cwwa.ca/pdf_files/2015Flushables/Orr.pdf 29-Apr-15 “If you do not think wipes… City of London MESUG Wipes/Flushables http://cwwa.ca/pdf_files/2015Flushables/Orr.pdf

 8-Dec-14 Unraveling solutions to overwhelmed sewer Environmental Science and Engineering Wipes/Flushables https://esemag.com/wastewater/unraveling-solutions-overwhelmed-sewer-systems/

 26-May-15 Don’t believe the label ‘flushable’ The Guardian Wipes/Flushables https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2015/may/26/disposable-wipes-sewer-toilet-cities-flushable

 3-Aug-15 London evaluates a novel… Miranda Gregorio, Roger Gurnett, ESE FOG/Your Turn https://esemag.com/wastewater/residential-fog-removal/

24-Aug-15 Fixing a big, fat mess Emanuela Campanella, London Free Press FOG/Your Turn http://lfpress.com/2015/08/24/fixing-a-big-fat-mess/wcm/dd3806f2-080d-7c35-b258-9752b11a8c03

 30-Nov-15 Toilets are not Trash Cans 106.9 the X Wipes/Flushables http://www.1069thex.com/2015/11/30/toilets-are-not-trashcans/

 13-May-16 Don’t believe the wipe hype: National Post Wipes/Flushables http://nationalpost.com/news/canada/dont-believe-the-wipe-hype-so-called-flushable-products-clogging-vancouver-pipes-costing-millions

 27-Jul-16 Flushable wipes’ controversy… CTV News Wipes/Flushables https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/flushable-wipes-controversy-do-canadians-need-toilet-training-1.3004115 27-Jul-16 Sewer system experts use advertising… Canadian Business Wipes/Flushables http://www.canadianbusiness.com/business-news/sewer-system-experts-use-advertising-to-battle-flushable-wipes-industry/ 8-Sep-16 4 Things You Should Never Flush Reader’s Digest Wipes/Flushables http://www.readersdigest.ca/home-garden/cleaning/4-things-never-flush-down-the-toilet/view-all/

 17-Oct-16 Waterkeeper Investigations – Flushables Waterkeeper Wipes/Flushables https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8snhk4ovDk

 25-Oct-16 Flushable wipes snarling sewage systems Hometown News Wipes/Flushables http://www.hometownnews.ca/flushable-wipes-snarling-sewage-systems-cost-ratepayers/

 13-Dec-16 City of London giving away Your Turn cups The London Free Press FOG/Your Turn https://lfpress.com/2016/12/13/city-of-london-giving-away-your-turn-cups-at-london-public-library-locations/wcm/a2eb173c-e4bf-52ff-12c8-1b3d62a38f00

0 19-Dec-16 London program removes thousands of… CBC News Fatbergs/FOG/Your Turn http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/london-your-turn-program-takes-grease-out-of-sewers-1.3903281

 25-Jan-17 A close look at flushability standards Water Keeper Wipes/Flushables http://www.waterkeeper.ca/blog/2017/1/24/a-close-look-at-flushability-standards-or-the-lack-thereof

 10-Mar-17 The Big Leak The Water Brothers Sewers http://thewaterbrothers.ca/big-leak/

 22-Mar-17 Down in the Sewer Steve Paikin Wipes/Flushables https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0Eqfsc89-Q

 11-Apr-17 Phantom FOG Blobbers’ Cost Taxpayers FluksAqua Sewers/Flushables/FOG/Your Turn http://mybirdie.ca/files/cc7b7b0d801f01b8f9f21057e63a88bd-2594.html

 27-Jun-17 Sharing sewer protection lessons with Japan Environmental Science and Engineering Sewers/Flushables/FOG/Your Turn https://esemag.com/infrastructure/flushable-wipe-lessons-japan/

 24-Aug-17 City of London:…… Sustainable Joes ‘2084’ Episode 9 Sewers/Flushables/FOG http://www.sustainablejoes.com/2084/2084-episode-9-waste-water-specialist-barry-orr/

 28-Nov-17 How Captain FOG has become a renowned FluksAqua Sewers/Flushables/FOG/Your Turn https://www.fluksaqua.com/en/how-captain-fog-has-become-a-renowned-advocate-in-the-wastewater-business/

 5-Dec-17 City of London and FluksAqua Partner Water Canada Fatbergs/FOG/Your Turn https://www.watercanada.net/city-london-fluksaqua-partner-combat-fatbergs/

 27-Dec-17 Fatberg-fighting grease cup collection Environmental Science and Engineering Fatberg/FOG/Your Turn https://esemag.com/wastewater/fatberg-fighting-grease-cup-collection-program-launches-canada-wide

 4-Apr-18 Your Turn: An Interview… Water Environment Association of Ontario FOG/Your Turn https://www.weao.org/your_turn_an_interview_with_barry_orr

 14-May-18 Educational Presentation Louise Arbour French Immersion PS Educational Outreach https://twitter.com/yourturnorr/status/996756285973508097

 4-Apr-19 No wipe is flushable, finds research in 101 products CTV News Flushables https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/no-wipe-is-flushable-finds-research-into-101-products-1.4366274

4-Apr-19 Wipes labeled as “flushable” wreak havoc on household plumbing and municipal sewers Ryerson University Media Room Wipes/flushables https://www.ryerson.ca/media/releases/2019/04/defining-flushability/

4-Apr-19 Spoiler alert: Those flushable wipes aren’t actually flushable CBC Wipes/flushables https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/flushable-wipes-ryerson-report-1.5083455

4-Apr-19 ‘Flushable’ wipes should actually be tossed in the trash, study finds CTV News Toronto Wipes/flushables https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/flushable-wipes-should-actually-be-tossed-in-the-trash-study-finds-1.4366538 5-Apr-19 Study finds ‘flushable’ wipes not safe to flush Mechanical Business Wipes/flushables https://mechanicalbusiness.com/2019/04/05/study-finds-flushable-wipes-not-safe-to-flush/

5-Apr-19 New Test Produces Failing Grade for ‘Flushability’ of Single-Use Wipes WATER CANADA Wipes/flushables https://www.watercanada.net/new-test-produces-failing-grade-for-flushability-of-single-use-wipes/

10-Apr-19 Study Results: Dispose Of Your ‘Flushable’ Wipes In The Garbage Forbes Flushables https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffkart/2019/04/10/study-results-dispose-of-your-flushable-wipes-in-the-garbage/#7cf040871583

 19-Apr-19 Mislabeled ‘flushable’ items damaging Toronto’s sewers: report CityNews Wipes/flushables/fats/oils https://toronto.citynews.ca/2019/04/19/mislabeled-flushable-items-damaging-torontos-sewers-report/

 25-Apr-19 Fatbergs’ are a reminder of what not to flush KSL TV Fatbergs/flsuhables https://www.ksl.com/article/46538985/fatbergs-are-a-reminder-of-what-not-to-flush

1-May-19 Flushables’ wipes? Environment group asks Competition Bureau to probe claim CBC Flushables/Wipes/Fatbergs https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/flushable-wipes-claim-environment-group-1.5117945

1-May-19 Flushable’ wipes: really? The Canadian Press Wipes/flushables https://www.castanet.net/news/Canada/255171/Flushable-wipes-really 1-May-19 Flushable wipes aren’t ‘flushable’ enviro group says, asks Competition Bureau to probe Global News Wipes/flushables https://globalnews.ca/news/5224950/flusable-wipes-canada-competition-bureau/

 1-May-19 Environmental group wants Competition Bureau to probe claim of ‘flushable’ wipes National Post Wipes/flushables https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/enviro-group-asks-competition-bureau-to-probe-claim-of-flushable-wipes

 6-May-19 So-called ‘flushable’ wipes can cause pricey plumbing problems CTV News London Flushables/Public Outreach by Barry Orr https://london.ctvnews.ca/so-called-flushable-wipes-can-cause-pricey-plumbing-problems-1.4410267

 25-Jul-19 Turn Your Cooking Grease Into Clean Energy Western Radio Your Turn, Outreach, Radio http://radiowestern.ca/program/news/news/2019-07-25/turn-your-cooking-grease-clean-energy