article_snippet: As the products have become increasingly popular, many manufacturers claim to have 'adapted' many manufacturers to biodegrade when flushed.
article_snippet: But City's waste management directors have told the New York Times: that is not the case. '
article_snippet: Indestructible': Wet wipes branded as 'flushable' have been clogging up the sewer system by twisting into knots .
article_snippet: When 'flushable' wet wipes twist into a knot and mix with grease or oil, they are 'really indestructible,' deputy commissioner Vincent Sapienza of the Department of Environmental Protection said.
article_snippet: Worming they way into the pipes of homes, offices and public buildings, the wipes have doubled the amount of solid waste that needs to be extracted from water treatment plants.
article_snippet: Dave Rousse, president of the wipes trade group, insisted to the New York Times that users are not flushing the products properly.
article_snippet: His words have been slammed by city officials - and waste water managers around the country - who insist the wipes should be disposed of in the trash.
article_snippet: The controversy could be solved by an experiment, backed by Mayor Bill de Blasio, that will test which wipes survive the entire sewage system.
article_snippet: If so, under a new bill, the manufacturers would be ordered to remove the term 'flushable' from a new bill packaging.
highlights_snippet: Wet wipes increasingly popular in New York, many branded as flushable .
  
highlights_snippet: Waste management directors say Waste management directors form indestructible knots .
  