Why some wet wipes will soon be illegal - and what’s still allowed

The new rules mean that any retailers who supply wet wipes containing plastic are guilty of an offence and can be fined. But ...
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The end of Wet Wipe Island: Diggers clear 5MILLION wipes that piled up on banks of the Thames

A huge 'wet wipe island' in the River Thames will soon disappear as diggers have pulled 114 tonnes of waste out of the water. Congealed rubbish equivalent to around five million wet wipes has been ...

Plastic wet wipes to be banned in England

England is bringing in a ban on plastic wet wipes from 2027. This will mean they then have the same rules as the rest of the ...
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London’s infamous ‘Wet Wipe Island’ finally cleared of five million wipes

Approximately five million wet wipes have finally been removed from the infamous ‘Wet Wipe Island’ on the River Thames. The three-week project was the country’s first mass wet wipe removal project of ...
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Date when plastic in wet wipes will finally be banned is confirmed

A ban on wet wipes containing plastic fibres will be in force from Spring 2027, the government has confirmed. The policy was introduced as a private members bill in November 2021 by MP Fleur Anderson, ...

What wet wipes can I flush down the toilet? The new law explained

The government has signed into law today a ban on the sale of wet wipes that contain plastic, marking a major step forward in tackling plastic pollution that clogs up sewers and devastates our ...
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'Wet Wipe Island' clogs up area along River Thames

The River Thames is supposed to be the beautiful heartbeat of London. Instead, there are an estimated 400,000 pounds of wet wipes clogging up one 820-foot stretch along the riverbed.