Unblocktober News
National drainage and wastewater specialist Lanes Group plc – founder of Unblocktober, the world’s first campaign to improve our drains, sewers and seas – welcomes proposals to ban plastic-based wipes to tackle water pollution. The measure is part of a wider Government plan to improve water quality in rivers and other waterways in England. A…
An MP who wants to ban all wet wipes that contain plastic has seen her proposed Bill to create the new law pass its first hurdle in the House of Commons. Fleur Anderson, Labour MP for Putney, in West London, wants a law in place to prohibit the manufacturer and sale of any disposable wipe…
As the pandemic has seen a surge in fatbergs and drainage issues, we wanted to investigate how much of the UK’s problems with blocked drains and sewers were down to bad habits and a simple lack of education among the general public. We’ve conducted a national survey to discover some of the UK’s worst habits…
A fully recyclable board game has been made available to download for free for families who want to have fun while stuck inside and learn about an important environmental issue at the same time. Created by the team at Lanes for Drains, Pipes & Ladders is a quirky new take on the classic game of…
Christmas revellers and food businesses are being urged not to feed the fatbergs after Lanes Group sewer cleaning teams removed two giant waste monsters from beneath the streets of London. The Lanes teams, working for Thames Water, sliced a 30-tonne fatberg from a sewer beneath Borough Market in Southwark, South London, and a 63-tonne fatberg…
Families across the US are being urged to do their bit to prevent unwanted drain blockages this Thanksgiving by taking care over what they choose to put down the sink. The call comes following the successful conclusion of Unblocktober, a groundbreaking new public awareness campaign in the UK that saw more than 4,500 participants coming…
The world’s first awareness month aimed at protecting the UK’s sewers and seas has been hailed a major success, after more than 4,500 Brits came together to reduce the amount of troublesome substances and materials being put down the nation’s drains. Unblocktober, led by Lanes Group, challenged individuals and businesses to avoid putting fats, oils…
