Wet wipes are behind 93% of blockages in UK sewers, a key element of the infamous giant obstacles known as fatbergs, according to Water UK, the trade body representing all of the main water and ...
All wet wipes sold as "flushable" in the UK have so far failed the water industry's disintegration tests, the BBC has found. Water companies say wet wipes don't break down and are causing ...
Blockages caused by 'fatbergs' — an accumulation of non-flushable items — are wreaking havoc on sewers across Victoria, ...
An everyday item in our homes, flushable wipes can create more problems than the commodity they serve. At home, you flush ...
They seem convenient and disposable enough, and are sometimes marketed as biodegradable or even flushable; but for decades, ...
The Department of the Environment advises against swimming in Mid Harbour due to sewer overflows caused by ongoing repairs ...