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# fatbergs

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Don't pour fats and oils from your Christmas turkey down sink due to fatberg risk, campaign urges

Irish Water said that thousands of fatbergs are cleared from the wastewater network each year.

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Dec 17th 2019, 6:15 AM

No ban on wet wipes just yet but flushing them is causing 'severe problems' to water network

The UK is looking at banning them but we’re waiting on a report from the EU commission before taking any action.

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May 12th 2018, 7:00 AM

Warning as 'oily fatbergs' turn up on Irish beaches

Some of the congealed balls were spotted on Hoare’s Rock near Skerries, north Dublin.

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Feb 16th 2017, 9:00 AM