A FLUSHABLE WRAPPER FOR SANITARY NAPKINS, DISPOSABLE DIAPERS AND OTHER ABSORBENT PADS. THE WRAPPER COMPRISES A NON-WOVEN FIBER WEB BONDED BY A WATER-SOLUBLE ADHESIVE AND OVERPRINTED WITH ANOTHER BINDER COMPRISING A SPACED PATTERN OF WATER-INSOLUBLE ADHESIVE. THE PATTERN OF THE LATTER ADHESIVE IS ARRANGED SO AS TO PERMIT THE WEB TO BE BROKEN UP INTO PIECES APPROXIMATIG THE SIZE OF A POSTAGE STAMP WHEN THE WEB IS SOAKED IN EXCESS WATER.