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Why should you care about keeping

your pipes clear?

any people are unaware that flooding
and pollution in our village can arise
Mfrom blocked pipes in our homes,
businesses and streets. Around 80% of blockages
are avoidable with the biggest problem coming
from cooking fats, oils and grease (poured down
sinks) which combines with non-flushable
items such as wipes, sanitary and incontinence
products flushed down the toilet.
Even the products marked ‘flushable’ do not
break down in the sewer like toilet paper unless
the pack clearly displays a ‘Fine to Flush’ symbol.*
plastic or similar materials including toilet block
*Natracare moist toilet holders, should all be put in the bin.
tissue, two Waitrose
own brand moist toilet Everyone, whether at home, at work, or
tissue and new packs out and about, should remember NOT
of Andrex Washlets TO FLUSH wipes, sanitary products and
are currently the only other items. BIN THEM INSTEAD.
items with the Fine to
Flush logo. Everything
else should be binned. Some sanitary items and wipes, regardless of
whether they are binned or flushed, may also
All this waste builds up over time and causes contain hidden plastics. These break up into tiny
blocked sewer pipes and pumps. When these plastic particles which can be deadly for wildlife.
blockages happen, sewage can back up into Consider switching to reusable make-up wipes
homes or spill into local rivers causing flooding and menstruation products to help reduce waste.
and pollution.
Used cooking oil should not be poured down the
Wipes, dishcloths, paper towels, cotton wool, sink. Instead wait until it cools, absorb in kitchen
cotton buds, sanitary towels and liners, towel or pour into a container and then bin or
tampons, nappies, incontinence pads, condoms, recycle it.

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