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Fats Block Pipes

Protect your home or business from blockages and flooding - dispose of your cooking fats responsibly

Bin The Wipe

When you use a wet wipe, put it in the bin, not down the loo!

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300,000

sewer blockages occur in the UK every year

3000

homes are flooded from blockages every year

£200m

the cost of cleaning up blockages each year

Cooking fats poured down the sink, even with hot water and washing up liquid, can soon set hard in cold pipes. They mix with un-flushable items, like wet wipes, to create fatbergs.

This increases the risk of flooding in homes, streets and waterways, causing more than 3,000 homes a year to flood.

Dispose of your cooking fats responsibly.

Protect your home

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Place leftover fat and oil into a container and once cooled, place into a bin or food waste caddy

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Wipe grease from pans using kitchen roll before washing

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Use a sink strainer to catch food waste before it reaches the pipe

Protect your business

Ensure your staff know how to dispose of fats, oils and greases responsibly
Get a specialist company to collect and recycle leftover fats, oils and greases
Use equipment to collect waste before it enters drains