SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Wastewater Infrastruc-
ture Pollution Prevention and Environmental Safety Act’’ 
or the ‘‘WIPPES Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ‘‘DO NOT FLUSH’’ LABELING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—A covered entity shall label a cov-
ered product clearly and conspicuously with the label no-
tice and symbol, in accordance with subsections (b) and 
(c). 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) CYLINDRICAL PACKAGING.—In the case of a 
covered product sold in cylindrical or near-cylindrical 
packaging, and intended to dispense individual 
wipes— 
(A) the symbol and label notice shall be 
displayed on the principal display panel in a 
clear and conspicuous location reasonably visi-
ble to the user each time a wipe is dispensed; 
or 
(B) the symbol shall be displayed on the 
principal display panel and the label notice, or 
a combination of the label notice and symbol, 
shall be displayed on a flip lid in a manner that 
covers at least 8 percent of the surface area of 
the flip lid.
(2) FLEXIBLE FILM PACKAGING.—In the case 
of a covered product sold in flexible film packaging, 
and intended to dispense individual wipes— 
(A) the symbol shall be displayed on the 
principal display panel and, if the principal dis-
play panel is not on the dispensing side of the 
packaging, on the dispensing side panel; and 
(B) the label notice shall be displayed on 
either the principal display panel or the dis-
pensing side panel, in a clear and conspicuous 
location reasonably visible to the user each time 
a wipe is dispensed. 
(3) RIGID PACKAGING.—In the case of a cov-
ered product sold in a refillable tub or other rigid 
packaging that may be reused by a customer, and 
that is intended to dispense individual wipes, the 
symbol and label notice shall be displayed on the 
principal display panel in a clear and conspicuous lo-
cation reasonably visible to the user each time a 
wipe is dispensed. 
(4) PACKAGING NOT INTENDED TO DISPENSE 
INDIVIDUAL WIPES.—In the case of a covered prod-
uct sold in packaging that is not intended to dis-
pense individual wipes, the symbol and label notice 
shall be displayed on the principal display panel in
a clear and conspicuous location reasonably visible to 
the user of the covered product. 
(5) BULK PACKAGING.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a covered 
product sold in bulk at retail, the symbol and 
label notice shall be displayed on both the outer 
packaging visible at retail and the individual 
packaging contained within the outer pack-
aging. 
(B) EXEMPTION.—The following shall be 
exempt from the requirements of subparagraph 
(A): 
(i) 
Individually 
packaged 
covered 
products that are contained within outer 
packaging, are not intended to dispense in-
dividual wipes, and have no retail labeling. 
(ii) Outer packaging that does not ob-
scure the symbol and label notice on indi-
vidually packaged covered products con-
tained within. 
(6) PACKAGING OF COMBINED PRODUCTS.— 
(A) OUTER PACKAGING.—The outer pack-
aging of combined products shall be exempt 
from the symbol and label notice requirements 
of subsection (a).
(B) PACKAGES
LESS
THAN
BY
INCHES.—In the case of a covered product in 
packaging smaller than 3 inches by 3 inches 
(such as an individually packaged wipe in tear- 
top packaging) and sold as part of a combined 
product, if a symbol and label notice are placed 
in a prominent location reasonably visible to the 
user of the covered product, such covered prod-
uct shall be considered to be labeled clearly and 
conspicuously. 
(c) REASONABLE VISIBILITY OF SYMBOL AND LABEL 
NOTICE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A covered entity shall ensure 
that— 
(A) packaging seams or folds or other 
packaging design elements do not obscure the 
symbol or label notice; 
(B) the symbol and label notice are each 
equal in size to at least 2 percent of the surface 
area of the principal display panel; and 
(C) the symbol and label notice have high 
contrast with the immediate background of the 
packaging so that such symbol and label notice 
may be seen and read by an ordinary individual
under customary conditions of purchase and 
use. 
(2) PROXIMITY
OF
SYMBOL
AND
LABEL
NO-
TICE.—A covered entity may display a symbol and 
label notice either adjacent to or on separate areas 
of the principal display panel. 
(3) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1)(C) does not 
apply to an embossed symbol or label notice on the 
flip lid of a covered product sold in cylindrical or 
near-cylindrical packaging. 
(d) REPRESENTATIONS OF FLUSHABILITY.—With re-
spect to a covered product, a covered entity may not make 
any express or implied representation that such covered 
product can or should be flushed. 
(e) ENFORCEMENT BY FEDERAL TRADE COMMIS-
SION.— 
(1) UNFAIR
OR
DECEPTIVE
ACTS
OR
PRAC-
TICES.—A violation of this section or any regulation 
promulgated under this section shall be treated as a 
violation of a regulation under section 18(a)(1)(B) 
of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 
57a(a)(1)(B)) regarding unfair or deceptive acts or 
practices. 
(2) POWERS
OF
COMMISSION.—The Commis-
sion shall enforce this section and any regulations