Data from Anglian Water shows East of England flushes equivalent of 30 blue whales-worth of unflushables in one year
Data collected by Anglian Water has revealed that people across the East of England wrongly disposed of 3,047 tonnes of unflushable items last year causing avoidable blockages and risk to the region’s precious environment.
Anglian Water fined total of £871,000 for separate pollution incidents across three countries
Anglian Water has been fined a total of £871,000 after a catalogue of system and maintenance failures caused separate incidents of pollution across 3 counties.
Lanes Group launches Unblocktober 2022 and calls for urgent environmental action
Drainage experts Lanes Group have announced the launch of this year’s Unblocktober campaign, calling on individuals and businesses to take the Unblocktober pledge to clean drains and reduce the impact that waste is having on the climate and ecology in the UK.
Anglian Water clears over 200 tonnes of unflushables from sewers in Southend-on-Sea.
Anglian Water has cleared more than 200 tonnes of unflushables from sewers in Southend-on-Sea.
Coronavirus lockdown – Thames Water sees sewer blockages spike as incidents rise 20%
A clump of wet wipes and other 'unflushables’ as has been dragged from a Thames Water sewer, as blockages in the region climb almost 20 per cent during lockdown.
Amey turns to augmented reality in fight against £90m 'unflushables' issue
Leading public services provider, Amey, is developing a new augmented reality app which will be launched in 2020 and piloted across the Severn Trent Water contract to help fight ‘unflushables’.
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Barhale completes two Rapid Action Taskforce Spills projects for Severn Trent
Barhale has completed work on two separate Rapid Action Taskforce Spills projects it is carrying out for Severn Trent. -
Börger UK relocates to larger premises as sales continue to grow
Börger UK, which has firmly established itself as a leading pump brand since it was set up in Staffordshire in 2004, has moved into bigger, brand-new premises in Shrewsbury. -
Register for HUBER Technology UK webinar on water intake screens for municipal and industrial applications
HUBER Technology UK & Ireland are inviting people to register for their March webinar where they will be providing information about HUBER water intake screens for municipal and industrial applications. -
Sulzer launches global Water Treatment Center of Excellence for integrated water solutions
Sulzer has launched a new global Center of Excellence (CoE) for Water Treatment Solutions - the CoE consolidates Sulzer’s wastewater treatment expertise in a unified and global manner.
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