London's infamous 'Wet Wipe Island' finally cleared of 5 million wipes

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The Independent, Thursday 11 September 2025

Few people realize what an environmental scourge wetwipes are.

Approximately 5 million wet wipes have finally been removed from the infamous “Wet Wipe Island” on the River Thames.

The three-week project was the country’s first mass wet wipe removal project of its kind, which scooped up everything from towels, scarves, trousers, a car’s engine timing belt and even a set of false teeth.

The Port of London Authority, in collaboration with Thames Water and Thames21, removed around 114 tonnes of waste which had congealed into a 250m island on the foreshore of the river near Hammersmith Bridge.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/wet-wipe-island-thames-london-cleared-hammersmith-bridge-b2824711.html

[Maraya1969]

1. You can buy biodegradable wet wipe or those made from plants. It's easy

They are a little more expensive but worth it.

[jmbar2]

2. I'm a big fan of bidets

Once you bidet, you never go back.

[Maraya1969]

5. I have that too! it's great.

[IbogaProject]

3. Free market "success" after England privatized their water systems

I hate the scammy short term cash grabs the conservatives always do.

[eppur_se_muova]

4. "Disposable" is a way of saying "it's somebody else's problem". nt

[jmbar2]

6. Good reframe!

World's worst job - disposing of disposables.