Festive turkey fat blocks drains
Londoners are expected to pour 500 tonnes of turkey fat down their drains this Christmas leading to unpleasant blockages, Thames Water warns. The festive period will see an estimated 25% more fat, oil and grease poured do
Festive turkey fat blocks drains
Londoners are expected to pour 500 tonnes of turkey fat down their drains this Christmas leading to unpleasant blockages, Thames Water warns.
The festive period will see an estimated 25% more fat, oil and grease poured down the drains.
When fat is poured down the sink it quickly cools in the sewer before solidifying and causing blockages.
Fat and grease causes more than half the 60,000 blockages each year within the Thames Water region.
Rob Smith, from Thames Water, said: "Everyone forgets that the sewers are only meant to take away water, toilet tissue and human waste.
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"Anything else - including fat and grease, and even items that are marketed as 'flushable' - can put your pipes at risk of nasty blockages, as they won't dissolve."
Next year, Thames Water will launch a campaign to educate customers about what is suitable for flushing and pouring down drains and the impact that blockages can have on customers and the environment.
