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by RiceMunk 2864 days ago
If I've understood correctly (and I hope someone corrects me if I'm wrong) the main issue with wet wipes etc. in the fatbergs is not the mass they contribute to them. The main issue with them is that they act as a really effective and poorly-degradable binding agent for all the other (sometimes literal) crap that accumulates in the fatbergs and allow them to grow to such large sizes.