(NEXSTAR) – Just because something can be flushed down the toilet, doesn't mean it should be.

Plumbers and utility companies are warning people to think twice before they flush so-called "flushable" wipes down the toilet. Some of them don't actually break down and disintegrate, creating messy (and expensive) clogging problems.

It's not always easy to tell which wipes are truly flushable. Companies are required to test their own products before labeling them as "flushable," but there's not third-party verification in the U.S., CBC reports.

"Part of the problem is a lot of the packaging on wipes says 'flushable.' Well sure, they're flushable. Your child can flush their toy........

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