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So-called flushable wipes

What about flushable wipes?
Flushable wipes aren’t really flushable and don’t break down as toilet paper does, often contributing to blockages in municipal sewage pipes. Flushable wipes are a problem in almost every sewage collection system in North America. Best not Google that.
These things don’t go in your toilet!
• dental floss
• Q-Tips
• condoms
• menstrual products
• anything else solid and/or non-biodegradable
These things do.
• urine
• feces
• toilet paper