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The 180-ton ‘wet wipe island’ that’s clogging up the Thames

To a casual observer, the pair of mechanical excavators raking through the mulch on the Thames’s southern foreshore might ...

Mass clean up of 'Wet Wipe Island' gets under way

The Port of London Authority (PLA) has said it will remove about 180 tonnes of congealed wet wipes – the equivalent to the ...

OPINION - Our wasteful culture has led us to Wet Wipe Island - it needs to change

Authorities are resorting to desperate measures to remove Wet Wipe Island near Hammersmith Bridge. It’s fallen to the Port of ...

Footage shows diggers removing ‘disgusting’ island of wet wipes from Thames

Footage shows diggers removing ‘disgusting’ island of wet wipes from Thames - The arm of a digger could be seen plunging into ...

London's disgusting 'wet wipe island' to be removed as work begins to excavate 180 tonnes of congealed waste

Led and co-ordinated by the Port of London Authority (PLA) with collaboration from Thames Water, the first-of-its-kind ...

Officials take bold action against hidden threat in popular household products: 'Systematic impacts'

Microplastics have been detected in the food we eat, the air we breathe, the water we drink, and our vital organs. While ...

Diggers removing 'disgusting' island of wet wipes from Thames at Hammersmith

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Brits told to bin three brands of wet wipes now in urgent bacteria warning

Three brands of wet wipe have been flagged as risks to the public. The UK Health Security Agency issued a warning that they ...

Three wet wipe brands in do not use warning after bacteria outbreak

The UK Health Security Agency has issued an urgent warning to the public over the use of these non-sterile alcohol-free wipes ...

UKHSA issue urgent warning over three wet wipe brands and says 'dispose of them'

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued an urgent warning for UK households with three wet wipe brands to "dispose ...

New Top End islands creating a stink: Our poo ponds a sea of wet wipes

The Top End has a couple of new islands and they’re creating a real stink and a ton of problems for those having to clean ...

The ‘biodegradable’ product that can be terrible for the environment

They persist because they’re made of plastic, a durable material that won’t easily degrade. Plastic can last for decades to hundreds of years. Therefore, governments and manufacturers are eagerly ...