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Despite 76% of adults being aware of the environmental harm, nearly one in five admit to flushing wet wipes, contributing to pollution and costing over £200 million annually, according to a report
Next year, a ban is set to be implemented, but critics argue that this is not the first time the government has promised to tackle the issue of wet wipes
Three-in-ten are flushing wet wipes, new survey finds
The 200-tonne mass is estimated to have occupied 250 metres of a central Liverpool sewer
It was equivalent to the weight of three red London buses and found in Greenwich earlier this year
It was taken to a local sewage treatment plant and used to produce energy
United Utilities says it is the biggest ever fatberg discovered in the North West
The build up of fat, wet wipes and grease in Sidmouth, Devon, is larger than some models of Boeing 747 airliner
A fifth of households risk blocked drains and sewers by putting fat, oil and grease down the sink
Thames Water’s nine-week battle against the “monster fatberg” in Whitechapel has come to an end. The fatberg below the east London street, found in September, was a solid mass of fat, oil, wet wipes, condoms and other sanitary products. The water company said the work took longer than expected due to the damage the fatberg […]