One in five UK adults still flush wet wipes

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

Wipeout! England to ban almost all wet wipes

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

Nearly 45% of Britons ‘wrongly dispose of unflushables’

Three-in-ten are flushing wet wipes, new survey finds

Yorkshire Water says yes to a ban on plastics in wet wipes

The water company said that manufacturers should cover clean-up costs

Wet wipes clog up the River Thames

A new report has found that wet wipe pollution in the river has grown to the size of two tennis courts in the last six years

UK declares war on plastic!

Plastic plates, cutlery, wet wipes, tobacco filters, sachets and single-use cups could soon be banned in England

Thames Water reports ’40kg mass of wet wipes pulled from sewer’ as blockages spike

The UK’s largest water and wastewater company warns there has been a 20% increase in blockages during coronavirus lockdown

Welsh Water asks customers not to flush wet wipes amid Coronavirus pandemic

Wet wipes are the major cause of sewer blockages in the UK. The blockages cost the company £7 million to tackle and amount to around 2,000 incidents every month.

Holland & Barrett to stop selling wet wipes in fight against fatbergs

Wet wipes are said to account for around 80% of blockages in sewers, costing an estimated £100m a year to clear

Fighting fatbergs: First ‘fine to flush’ wet wipes approved

Organic health and beauty brand Natracare’s wipes have passed Water UK’s stringent tests