Flushable wipes costing ratepayers thousands

Updated February 10 2020 - 4:45pm, first published February 5 2020 - 12:00pm
It's a confronting photo - but this is the result of using so-called 'flushable' wipes as part of your toilet routine.This image shows a blockage of one of our sewer pumps, because of wipes being flushed down the toilet.
It's a confronting photo - but this is the result of using so-called 'flushable' wipes as part of your toilet routine.This image shows a blockage of one of our sewer pumps, because of wipes being flushed down the toilet.

MidCoast Council is urging residents to follow three simple, easily achievable P rules - only flush pee, poo and paper down the toilet - after a marked increase in sewer blockages as a result of so-called 'flushable' wipes.

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