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Posted 2016-09-28 13:46:00
"Flushable Wipes" banned
Posted 2016-09-28 13:46:00
"Flushable Wipes" banned
Ask anybody connected to the sanitation industry and they will tell you probably the biggest cause of blockages in sewers is "flushable wipes" so much so the phrase fatbergs has been coined in the UK to describe the accumulation of these wipes and other non-perishable items getting flushed down the loo.
Kerry County Council recently admitted a discharge of effluent into a river in Castleisland was caused by baby wipes blocking the sewerage system.This problem is not just confined to Ireland, it is occurring throughout the world from Sydney to London to New York but now Councils and indeed governments are fighting back and now a bill prohibiting the advertising of these products as flushable was introduced in New York.
This coupled with a public awareness campaign is helping to reduce the effect of these wipes on sewerage systems and their effect on the environment as we all know they end up in the sea.
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