Subscribe to this blog's feedAll right. First it was drains blocked by a bra, and then it was a wardrobe’s worth of clothes flushed down the sewer. Now it’s the curse of the, ahem, baby wipes.
Well, that certainly seems to be the case in the Highland
settlement of Kingussie, where the local sewage treatment works is feeling the strain because of discarded baby wipes – and other toiletries.
According to Scottish Water, said wipes have been choking pumps at its wastewater treatment plant in the town. The company’s Terry Ferguson was not amused.
“To most folk what’s flushed is out of sight, out of mind, but we really need them to be aware of this problem as it could end up directly affecting them and their community.”
Quite.
