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After flushing the toilet or rinsing the dishes, most people don’t think about what happens to their wastewater – but we do. Our teams find rubbish like wet wipes, nappies, period products, cooking fats, oil, grease and more in the sewer network which causes blockages. But 80% of blockages are avoidable.
Just Bin It to avoid blocked pipes
From wiping bottoms, to removing make up, to keeping things clean – wipes are handy to have around. But unlike toilet paper, wipes don't break down and can take thousands of years to decompose – because they aren't biodegradable. They belong in the bin and not down the loo.
Over half a million wipes could be flushed into our region's sewers every day - that's around 9,500 packets of wipes. If we all just bin it, together we can avoid blocked pipes and keep the sewers flowing.
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Wet wipes are the biggest cause of sewer blockages
