Water companies develop new invention to catch blockage culprits and recoup costs
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‘Wet wipe police’ track down sewer blockers
Water companies develop new invention to catch blockage culprits and recoup costs
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Water companies develop new invention to catch blockage culprits and recoup costs
Water companies develop new invention to catch blockage culprits and recoup costs
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Northumbrian Water has invented a bizarre crane-like wipe catcher to hunt perpetrators and extract the wipes. Fines of thousands…
Water companies say wet wipes containing plastic are one of the main causes of blockages in their pipes.
Some 11 billion wet wipes are used every year in the UK. The mass found in west London is the size of two tennis courts
Invention that leaves forensic mark on perpetrators who return to victims’ homes and repeat offend proves effective crime…
Extraction of the blockage could take ‘weeks to complete’, according to Thames Water
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