Fatbergs
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Coronavirus: U.K. sewage system in danger of ‘fatberg’ clogs thanks to wet wipes, paper towelsFatbergs are created when items like wet wipes and paper towel combine with oil, grease and fat in the sewage system.TrendingMar 16, 2020
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Disposable wipes a growing problem in Regina’s sewersClearing these clogs ends up costing the city between $300,000 to $500,000 every year.CanadaJan 17, 2019
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Massive ‘fatberg’ the size of ‘6 double-decker buses’ clogging sewer in U.K. townA giant “fatberg,” a massive glob of hardened grease, oil and wet-wipes that’s more than “six double-decker buses” in size is clogging a sewer in the British town of Sidmouth.TrendingJan 8, 2019
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Grease and thank you: Thanksgiving chefs urged to send kitchen grease to the green binGrease put down kitchen drains hardens into "fatbergs" which cost the region about $2 million to clean up each year.Oct 7, 2017
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