What a Whopper! (Monster Fatberg Found Blocking Sidmouth Sewer)

A giant fatberg which is 210ft (64m) long has been found blocking a sewer in a seaside town.

The solid "monster", which is made up of fat, wet wipes and grease, was found near the sea in Sidmouth, Devon.

South West Water (SWW) said the fatberg was the biggest it had found and it would take about eight weeks to remove.

The firm's director of wastewater said he was thankful it was discovered "in good time" with "no risk" to the quality of sea bathing waters.

Andrew Roantree said the discovery showed fatbergs were not only found in the UK's biggest cities, "but right here in our coastal towns".

At 210ft, it is longer than the height of the Leaning Tower of Pisa, longer than a Boeing 747SP (185ft), and more than twice as long as a tennis court, (78ft).

SWW said the chances of people's loos backing up as a result were "very unlikely" because the fatberg, found in a large sewer near the seafront, was far from homes.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-46787461

I never put anything other than human waste & toilet roll.

Isn't it time that we all stopped putting fat down the drain as this has happened in other sewers before. I always put fats into a jar and dispose of it that way. Surely it has to be better than incurring enormous costs to clear drains.

What do you put down the drain that you shouldn't?