Increasingly popular bathroom wipes — pre-moistened towelettes often advertised as flushable — are being blamed for creating clogs and backups in sewer systems across Iowa and the nation.

Every day, workers at the state’s largest treatment plant pull thousands of pounds of flushed wipes from equipment, sucking ...

Both factories, which make a range of paper products, will close in 2025 and the manufacturing of bathroom wipes at Kimberly-Clark is expected to move to Germany. The firm said: "While phasing out ...