A class-action suit filed in New York is taking on the makers of flushable wipes, with claims that the representations regarding flushable wipes are false and misleading.

Dr. Joseph Kurtz, from Brooklyn, filed the suit on behalf of 100 consumers in federal court in February, according to Class Action News, who reported on the case. The site reports the group is seeking damages of at least $5 million for issues ranging from clogged pipes, flooding, jammed sewers and septic tank problems stemming from blockages caused by the wet wipes. 

Class Action News reports that during the past five to six years, New York City’s Department of Environmental Protection has spent nearly $18 million to manually remove flushable wipe clogs from its sewer lines, according to Deputy Commissioner, Vincent Sapienza. He contends there is a direct correlation between the sales of flushable wipes and the number of clogging problems experienced by the agency.

“The word ‘flushable’ means it won’t clog your toilet or your house, but when it gets to a sewage treatment plant, the wipes wrap around the equipment, shuts it down, and then the treatment plant workers go and manually pull these wipes out,” Sapienza reported to ABC News.

The agency suggested consumers stop flushing wet wipes and put them in the garbage. We’re not exactly sure how that will fare.

In response to the lawsuit, a spokesperson for one of the manufacturers said its wipes’ testing process exceeded industry guidelines and claims of “flushability.”