Study reveals £100M annual cost of UK sewer blockages

摘要

Around 300,000 sewer blockages are occurring every year, costing the country £100M. The statistics have been revealed in the biggest ever in-depth investigation of sewer blockages in the UK, with wipes being flushed down toilets blamed for causing serious problems in the sewerage system. The information is detailed in a new report by Water UK, the trade body representing all of the main UK water and sewerage companies. It showed that wipes made up around 93% of the material causing the sewer blockages which the study investigated. These wipes - which included a high proportion of baby wipes -are not designed to be flushed.