'Unblocktober' move to keep sewers clear of damaging items

WATER COMPANY URGES PEOPLE TO BIN WET WIPES

- By JOSEPH RICHARDS

SEVERN Trent is urging customers to be a “binner not a blocker” as the annual ‘Unblocktober’ campaign returns.

The water company is calling for people to put items such as wet wipes, fats, oils and greases (FOG) in the bin and not to flush them down the toilet where they can lead to serious blockages and flooding in the home that could prove costly to fix.

In 2024 alone, Severn Trent cleared around 30,000 blockages, many of which could have been avoided with simple changes in household habits.

Unblocktober is the UK’s national awareness campaign aimed at preventing sewer blockages and flooding.