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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.
Wet wipes are the biggest cause of sewer blockages