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Cllr. flushes out baby wipes
scourge
15.02.08
BABY wipes and other
unsuitable materials are being flushed down Buncrana
toilets to the detriment of the local environment, a
local councillor has warned.
Cllr. Peter McLaughlin raised the issue this week
saying, while he knew the issue would induce the
giggles, it was no laughing matter. |
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He said the flushing of
baby wipes, face wipes, cotton wool and other
unsuitable fibrous materials, was causing major
overflow problems in the septic tanks around the
town.
He said the problem had caused blockages at the
pumping station at Westbrook with one recent
incident destroying "part of the river for quite a
number of days". Cllr. McLaughlin said the problem
was costing the local authority dearly including the
need to employ divers to clear the blockages.
"Having spoken to some of the people who work in
sanitary services, an issue arose as to what they
perceive can and cannot go down toilets. |
"By not knowing what
they can and can't put into the system, people are
throwing away fibrous materials that have caused
problems," the Fine Gael councillor told Highland
Radio yesterday.
"Every time it happens, there is a cost factor and
an environmental impact factor so if we can do
something to address that we should - such as
letting people know how the system should be used." |
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