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I live near to where the legendary 'Fatberg' was found and, after reading this article, I would not be surprised if a more accurate name for the 'Fatberg' was '
by Theodores 12y ago
I live near to where the legendary 'Fatberg' was found and, after reading this article, I would not be surprised if a more accurate name for the 'Fatberg' was 'Wet Wipe Berg'. The 'Fatberg' concept is new in the story of sewer blockages yet people have been using less fat in their cooking rather than more. Ready meals and microwave ovens have cut the amount of greasy fry-ups. What has changed is the wet wipe.
Crucially the wet wipe is marketed differently nowadays. You can get a pack of 100 bathroom wipes that are larger than the original branded Wet Wipes and have people use 1-2 of them every time they want to use the seat just in cleaning that seat.
As far as the consumer is concerned, flushable means it goes over the U-bend. If the packaging didn't state it was flushable then most people wouldn't flush these overgrown 'Wet Wipes'. Simple solution - don't have any products be sold as 'flushable', ever.