Wet wipes make up 93% of matter causing UK sewer blockages

City to Sea campaign says we must rethink bad habits and only flush 'three Ps: pee, paper and poo' as study finds blockages cost UK 100m a year

Baby wipes are causing hundreds of thousands of blockages in the UK sewer system and costing the country 100m every year, according to a new report.

The study from Water UK, the trade body representing all of the main water and sewerage companies in the country, found that wipes made up about 93% of the material causing the sewer blockages.