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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, fat, 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 they take thousands of years to break down because they aren’t bio-degradable, so they belong in the bin and not down the loo.
11 billion wet wipes are disposed of each year – and the number of skips we fill with rubbish like wipes would stack up as high as Mount Everest. To avoid blocked pipes and keep sewers clear we all need to Just Bin It.
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Wet wipes are the biggest cause of sewer blockages
