Amuletta@lemmy.ca to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 8 days agoLondon's 'Wet Wipe Island' in Hammersmith to be mass-cleanedwww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up184arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up184arrow-down1external-linkLondon's 'Wet Wipe Island' in Hammersmith to be mass-cleanedwww.bbc.comAmuletta@lemmy.ca to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 8 days agomessage-square6fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareA_norny_mousse@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up5·8 days agoWet wipes aren’t made from paper or cellulose or at least contain plastic that does not readily degrade. Even so, I had no idea they were such a big thing, anywhere. For all I know it could just as well be diaper island.
minus-squarelurch (he/him)@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 days agodepends. some are made from cotton and/or cellulose, eg. cotonelle. still, the ones ending up on that pile probably contain plastic.
Wet wipes aren’t made from paper or cellulose or at least contain plastic that does not readily degrade.
Even so, I had no idea they were such a big thing, anywhere. For all I know it could just as well be diaper island.
depends. some are made from cotton and/or cellulose, eg. cotonelle. still, the ones ending up on that pile probably contain plastic.