Congealed rubbish equivalent to around five million wet wipes has been cleared from the banks of the River Thames as a major project to remove the so-called “wet wipe island” reaches completion. Last ...

The market for wet wipes has been growing steadily for years. According to government figures in 2023, 32 billion wipes were ...

Congealed rubbish including around five million wet wipes has been cleared from the banks of the River Thames as the clean up of the so-called “wet wipe island” reaches completion. Last month, diggers ...

An “island” of discarded wet wipes spanning the size of two tennis courts has formed on the banks of the River Thames in west London. The huge blockage near Hammersmith is worsening by the day, and ...

Work has started to get rid of a build up of wet wipes along a stretch of the River Thames in west London known locally as "Wet Wipe Island". The Port of London Authority (PLA) has said it will remove ...

The new rules mean that any retailers who supply wet wipes containing plastic are guilty of an offence and can be fined. But ...

England is bringing in a ban on plastic wet wipes from 2027. This will mean they then have the same rules as the rest of the UK.

London’s “West Wipe Island” has become a notorious feature of the Thames since it started to form a few years ago, posing a threat to wildlife and proving an embarrassment to capital. An enormous pile ...

Research by Water UK in 2023 found that 22% of people admitted to flushing wipes down the toilet, despite 88% of respondents ...

Approximately five million wet wipes have finally been removed from the infamous ‘Wet Wipe Island’ on the River Thames. The three-week project was the country’s first mass wet wipe removal project of ...

Approximately 5 million wet wipes have finally been removed from the infamous “Wet Wipe Island” on the River Thames. The three-week project was the country’s first mass wet wipe removal project of its ...