How do you feel when you hear a headline like that?
Do you immediately think the bosses of Thames Water should be strung up and crucified?
Or do you feel sorry for them because they’re trying their best to do as much as they can?
You might not feel sorry for them.
But I can assure you, because I know the industry very well, they are continually fighting a massive uphill battle.
I know the judge involved in the case isn’t blaming Thames Water.
Well, not directly anyway…
Just think about it for a minute…
How can Thames Water prevent mindless householders discarding tons of wet wipes and cooking fats down their toilets every week?
The judge actually spoke out directly to the householders in the Thames Water area…
And criticised anyone who flushes wet wipes, nappies and tampons down their toilets.
As a result, Thames Water is faced with another record fine for dumping more than a billion litres of sewage in the River Thames.
The company pumped massive amounts of unfiltered effluent into the River Thames, killing hundreds of fish and birds.
Now you might not give a damn about our wildlife, but millions of people in our country do care.
Due to the pollution of the River Thames, the local water company is facing a massive fine of more than £1 million.
What most people don’t think about is this…
And this is the most disturbing part of this entire nightmare…
Where we Thames Water get the £1 million to pay the fine?
The plain answer is you and me…
All of us…
We all need our local sewage works to conveniently discard of all of our sewage…
We rely on them massively…
But when there is a massive problem with our water supply and sewage we all have to pay…
And that means, even if you NEVER throw wet wipes, nappies and tampons down your toilet, you still have to chip in with the £1 million fine.
You might say that’s not fair…
And you’d be right…
I know I’m disgusted that we all have to pay.
But how is Thames Water going to find out who throws wet wipes, nappies and tampons down the toilet?
Impossible to know, right?
But that’s why I’m writing this blog post…
If you know someone who might be contributing to this problem, please speak to them.
Explain to them the full problem, and try to encourage them to discard of their waste responsibly.
I know it’s very hard encouraging people to change their habits, but they must.
Our beloved London is slowly dying with all the millions of new residents.
We can’t cope…
However much people like Russell Brand and Bob Geldoff reckon we’ve got tons of room.
We haven’t.
We’re close to breaking point in almost every area of the city, but especially our sewers.
So if you haven’t heard this piece of advice before…
“If you haven’t eaten it, don’t put it down the toilet”…
Ok, you can throw toilet paper down the toilet if you’re still using it…
But this thing is certain…
However much you’ve been sucked in by the wet wipe producers…
WET WIPES ARE NOT DISPOSABLE…
At least not down our toilets…
They are for your bin only!
And if you can’t stand the thought of having shit caked wet wipes in your bathroom bin…
Then buy a bidet sprayer and get your private parts properly clean!
It’s mental how stupid and selfish ‘some’ people can be to think the toilet is a waste paper basket!
The River Thames and sewage works belong to us all, so respect them properly…
If you believe the fine is too large…
Then you don’t understand the importance of protecting our environment.
The court needs to send a strong message to Thames Water…
But that could force them into even stronger action against the wet wipes brigade.
How they will do that is unclear…
But many people have been affected by this sewage spill…
- A farmer had to stop his animals drinking from their normal water source…
- A schoolboy became severely ill after coming in contact with raw sewage…
- Anglers have been put out of business…
Look!!
You must stop flushing inappropriate objects down the toilet.
(If you’re not, that’s cool)
All water companies have asked homeowners to stop flushing their wet wipes for years now, but the problem persists.
I know the packaging still says it is safe to flush…
But a young child can do a quick google search and find out the true facts about supposedly “flushable wet wipes”…
Wet wipes do NOT dissolve properly in water…
Instead, they build up to form ‘giant fatbergs’ blocking our sewers every day…
These fatbergs clog up drains and cause blockages.
In a survey of British beaches, 4,000 wet wipes were found, averaging at around 80 per mile.
A few other things that need to go in your real wastebasket…
Your plasters (band-aids, couz), condoms and dental floss.
Final thoughts…
Look, as I said earlier…
The sewers really belong to us all.
So it isn’t cool if you block them with things that should go in your waste bin.
If you want to continue to use wet wipes, that’s your call, but please dispose of them sensibly…
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I’m looking forward to taking care of your bidet sprayer needs for the years to come…
Greg Noland