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How to prevent pollution and flooding from blockages after a period of closure.

Don’t create a monster in your pipes

Environmental pollution and sewer flooding of homes can be caused by unflushable items combined with fat, oil and grease which lead to blockages.

Easy rules for sinks and loos

Unflushables make up nearly 10% of beach litter

Unflushable items like wipes may contain plastic, which is a massive threat to marine life.

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80% of flooding in homes is due to sewer blockages

How we’re tackling pollution and flooding caused by avoidable sewer blockages.

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Why Keep It Clear

Keep It Clear is Anglian Water’s pioneering, transformational behaviour change programme tackling pollution and flooding caused by avoidable sewer blockages.

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Take a look at some of the things that shouldn’t end up in our sewers but do.

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Putting rubbish and waste food in the bin rather than down the sink or loo can go a long way to help avoid the misery, cost and bad smells caused by blocked pipes and sewer flooding in your home.

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How can I keep my pipes clear at home?

You can help prevent pollution from avoidable blockages by making small changes in your kitchen and bathroom. These changes will make a big difference to not only keeping our water flowing and your bills down, but protecting the environment as well. By only letting water go down your sink and only flushing water and the three Ps (poo, pee and toilet paper) down your loo, you help the water cycle. It makes it easier and cheaper for us to treat water and return it back to rivers and waterways.

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How to keep pipes clear for food service establishments

Managing fat, oil and food (FOG) waste correctly and legally can help prevent a blockage which leads to bad smells and costs money, loss of reputation and potential business. Legally, food serving establishments could be forced to close until the problem is sorted out.

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How does keeping things clear help?

We can all take action to ensure cleaned water is returned safely to rivers and seas by keeping waste out of our sinks and toilets. If we all recycle where we can and use bins for our waste, it can also save us time and money.

Keeping things clear also means we use less water and carbon in unblocking sewer pipes and pumps, – it’s all part of our overall aim to love every drop.

Our aim to love every drop

Just a few of our community events

The Keep it Clear programme, launched in 2011, has inspired and enabled communities to engage with the issue of blocked pipes and make a real difference.

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Digging deep

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We use local, trusted and known ‘voices’ within the community to spread awareness of our Keep it Clear programme.

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How many of these do you do to save water? Let's reduce and reuse to save as many drops as we can this summer. Find out more at https://t.co/UB6MX6eeP2 https://t.co/hrFGkWDMnp

Many of you will be heading to the East Coast this month to soak up the sun and enjoy our region’s beautiful coastline. It’s also National Marine Week, a time to raise awareness of the part we can all play in protecting the seas, beaches and wildlife in the East. Here's Greg and Rebecca, two members of our Coastal Protection Team who are out regularly working with others to protect bathing waters. With our friends at Keep Britain Tidy, we also fund volunteer Beachcare groups up and down the region which have started up again after recent restrictions to organise litter picks. Find out more at www.rivercare.org.uk. If you’re visiting the coast this summer please remember, 🏖️ Take litter with you when you leave 🐶 Clean up after your dog 🌧️ Roadside drains lead to the sea and are for rainwater only.

An early start from technician Wayne at Bedford Water Recycling Centre was rewarded with this beautiful sunrise. All ready for another day serving the local community and protecting the environment 💪 #bedford #bedfordshire #sunrise #waterrecycling