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Original Source: WAMU 88.5 Marijuana. Guns. Assisted suicide. Those are all issues that have prompted Congress to try and overrule local laws in D.C. Now there’s a new flashpoint: flushable wet wipes. At least one congressional Republican is considering a measure to stop a new D.C. law that regulates when woven wet wipes — like the ones adults ...

By Dave Rousse The D.C. Council wants to police your bathroom. Will you let it? On Tuesday, the D.C. Council will vote on the Nonwoven Disposable Products Labeling Act of 2016, a bill that claims to help alleviate clogs in the DC Water waste stream. But it won’t. This legislation unfairly targets Flushable Wipes, used by many D.C. residents, whi...

Committee Print, B21-833Committee on Transportation and the EnvironmentNovember 7, 2016 A BILL IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA   To prohibit a manufacturer of nonwoven disposable products for sale in the District from advertising or labeling nonwoven disposable products as safe to flush, safe for sewer systems, or safe for septic syst...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE D.C. Council Rushing to Pass Unenforceable Law Banning Flushable Wipes Without Necessary ResearchCouncilmember Mary Cheh proceeding with November 7 markup despite objections WASHINGTON D.C., Nov. 4, 2016 – Washington D.C. City Councilmember Mary Cheh is rushing to pass the Nonwoven Disposable Products Act of 2016, resultin...