Long the scourge of water companies for blocking pipes, a ban on the sale of wet wipes made of plastic will be signed into law later today. The new rules will come into force in 2027 and will bring ...

The UK is banning the sale and supply of wet wipes containing plastics, a huge cause of pollution and sewer blockages.

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 ...

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 ...

Unless you’ve been living under a rock – or, perhaps more pertinently, under a fatberg – for the past couple of days, you’ll have been assaulted with the news that plastic wet wipes are done. Finished ...

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 ...

A water industry research group found wet wipes contribute to 94 percent of sewer blockages in the United Kingdom.

Representatives of Anglian Water said they are aware of the problem in March and would be looking into ways to address it in ...

From sleep masks to help you snooze on that red-eye to a hat to shield you from the sun, here are a dozen gifts that will ...

Anglian Water representatives faced a question about the problem of “neat sewage overflowing” into Barker’s Lane, March, after heavy rainfall.