Why can’t you flush “flushable wipes”?

Question

If you can’t flush them, why are they called “flushable”?

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Answer 1

Flushable wipes are flushable in the way that plastic clothing buttons are edible. Yes, you can physically put it in there, and yes, it will physically go down. But it’s not good for the system, especially on a regular basis.