Andy Serkis plays talking anus in fatberg prevention campaign

Fatbergs clogging city sewers consist of 0.5% fat and 93% wet wipes - so a new campaign encourages people dispose of wipes responsibly

Andy Serkis is familiar with playing malevolent creatures that lurk in the darkness, so it is perhaps fitting that the Lord of the Rings actor is now raising awareness about the unsightly horrors that lie in the UK's sewers.

A new campaign is warning against flushing wet wipes down the toilet. It turns out that the "fatbergs" clogging up our city sewers actually consist of just 0.5% fat and 93% wet wipes. Perhaps we should be calling them "wipebergs".