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Anglian Water ‘Keep it Clear’<\/h6>\n

VANEL are supporting Anglian Water with their ‘Keep it Clear’ campaign!<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Keep It Clear is Anglian Water\u2019s\u00a0campaign to help reduce the misery, cost, bad smells and potential flooding and pollution caused by avoidable blockages”.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Visit the Anglian Water Keep it Clear website for plenty of information.<\/a><\/p>\n

Over the past few years, Voluntary Action North East Lincolnshire has been working in partnership with Anglian Water to promote their \u2018Keep it Clear<\/a>\u2019 campaign. \u2018Keep it Clear\u2019 is designed to educate and inform people about the kind of things that should and shouldn\u2019t be put down the drain or toilet, and the reasons why. The campaign aims to increase awareness of the wider issues surrounding improper waste disposal, and demonstrate how by making small changes in the way you dispose of items in your kitchen and bathroom, can make a big difference.<\/p>\n

Did you know that 42% of drain blockages are caused by foreign objects that were never designed to be flushed away? The main blockage causing culprits are oils, fats, grease, sanitary waste and wet wipes. It is estimated that each week around 800 tonnes of sanitary waste and wet wipes are flushed down the toilet in the East of England alone. It is no wonder then that of the 30,000 blockages Anglian Water have to deal with each year, 80% of them are caused by wet wipes and kitchen fats. On average, Anglian Water are called out to deal with a blockage once every 15 minutes, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, adding \u00a315 million a year on to customer’s bills.<\/p>\n

And even so-called\u00a0\u2018flushable\u2019 wet-wipes, which typically contain plastic, and therefore don\u2019t biodegrade, are capable of causing havoc within our sewage systems, creating blockages and damaging the environment. Likewise, wet-wipes which are labelled \u2018biodegradable\u2019, often don\u2019t break up fast enough to make it through the water recycling process. Consequently, they too are capable of causing annoying and costly blockages or end up washed up on beaches, damaging our coastlines and posing a threat to marine life.<\/p>\n

VANEL have already started talking to colleagues across the\u00a0partnership about the importance of keeping our drains clear from an environmental and public health perspective, and will continue to do so, on a wider scale, over the coming months. In an effort to help protect your drains and your pockets, the VANEL team have been going out into the community and giving away free Gunk Pots. The Gunk Pots are specially designed to safely and temporarily store used fat, oil\u00a0 and grease which may otherwise find its way down the drain or toilet. The Gunk Pots come equipped with a plate scraper and sink strainer, making it even easier for you to protect your drains from nasty blockages come dinner time. Keep your eyes peeled on the VANEL website for information of future VANEL in partnership with Anglian Water events for your chance to get your hands on a free Gunk Pot.<\/p>\n

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See our photo gallery below for images of what we’ve been up to. VANEL staff, the IGNITE team and volunteers have all participated in a range of activities over the past few years…<\/p>\n

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