Items found in sewer blockages
Southwest Water in the UK have compiled this list of the different items that can end up in sewer blockages, worst first:
- Fat, oil and grease (FOG)
- Commercial food waste, including that from maceration units
- Disposable nappies
- Domestic food waste, including that from waste disposal units
- Sanitary products
- Plastic items (including bottles and bottle tops)
- Needles and syringes
- Supermarket bags, crisp [chippie] packets, plastic bags and wrappers
- Old clothing and rags
- Cement and building materials
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- Condoms
- Rubble
- Cotton buds
- Medicines
- Old toys
- Timber
- Tights
- Razor blades
- Chemicals
- General household and garden waste
- Dead pets and pet waste
- Hygienic waste; colostomy bags, incontinence pads, etc., including that from industrial maceration units
- Brushes (including toilet brushes)
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