Warning over disposal of Christmas cooking fats

TIPS FROM ANGLIAN WATER

- By LAURA CROSS

ANGLIAN Water is reminding residents to not put cooking waste down the plughole this season. Every year, the water company's engineers clear thousands of blockages from pipes in the East of England.

According to Anglian Water, it's estimated that over one million turkeys will be eaten in the Anglian Water region over the Christmas period. And now households are being urged to take action.

The wrongful disposal of fats, oils and greases (FOGs) can lead to devastating flooding, particularly in wet winters, when heavier rainfall overwhelms the sewers. Some 80 per cent of these blockages are avoidable through simple behaviour changes, Anglian Water said.