"Just one sewage station in East London removes 30 tonnes of wet wipes every day," she said.
"In 2019, 23,000 wet wipes were counted and removed from a single stretch of the Thames foreshore in just two hours. That is even more terrifying when you consider that our reliance on wet wipes is growing day by day."An example of a 'fatberg' in a central London trunk sewer that was cleared by Thames Water engineers
As well as causing environmental damage and polluting marine environments, she said the issue is also costing water companies around £100m per year to clear 300,000 blockages.Ms Anderson is also calling for manufacturers to switch to non-plastic alternatives, as well as UK retailers to be held to account for incorrectly labelling their products as"Fine to Flush"."There are so many different types of wet wipes for sale but the labelling is really confusing," she said.
She said it has been"years" since the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs announced it would target plastic-containing wet wipes in its bid to eliminate all avoidable single-use plastic within 25 years. "Well, it's COP26 this week and the Environment Bill is going through Parliament. This is the perfect opportunity to make good on that promise. Let's ban plastic in wet wipes once and for all."
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