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Gonna need a source on that because they disintegrate just like toilet paper, often before the toilet is even flushed.
Prove that easily dispersing paper clogs the sewer just as much as plastic. I'll wait.
Hard to find something truly credible bit here is what I found: https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2015/may/26/disposable-wipes-sewer-toilet-cities-flushable
So our government/water agencies are actually suffering from big problems, even with modern sewer systems. They actively warn not to flush any wipes.
Take it as you will, but biodegradable does not mean it degdrades fast, or even in time.
Having a bin next to your toilet is the answer.
Article published before the new standards
Survivorship bias. If the only wipes remaining in the sewers are the ones that don't disintegrate, we couldn't really say whether or not the dissolving wipes are causing problems ¯_(ツ)_/¯
... what