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Consumer Council for Water urges nation to mark Crapper
The Consumer Council for Water has called for the UK to mark the 100th anniversary of Thomas Crapper next Wednesday by thinking more about the abuse they give the sewer system - and its implications.
Three quarters of sewage blockages are caused by items that shouldn't be flushed down the toilet or sink, and these blockages account for half of all sewer flooding, says the body.
If public sewers are blocked, costs to remove blockages are passed onto consumers bills.
The coucil estimates we spend an incredible three years of our lives on the toilet.
Three years on the toilet? If you take a generous life expectancy of 100, that equates to 45 minutes on the loo every day! No wonder we're struggling to pull out of recession!
Joanne | 22 January 2010, 10:02 AM