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After another successful year fighting fatbergs and saving our sewers and seas, we reflect on the lessons we learned from this year’s Unblocktober.
A month to save our sewers and seas: are you up for the challenge? Read Unblocktober’s blog to learn more about this year's campaign.
Our supporter City to Sea provides its advice on how to reduce plastic pollution at home.
Read the Marine Conservation Society's guest blog post for Unblocktober on how to solve the wet wipes crisis
A bold idea to help protect the environment, conceived by a 16-year-old school pupil from the North West of England, has been brought to life in an attempt to solve the UK’s fatberg crisis.
A guest post from the Plastic Soup Foundation tells us all about the Clean Rivers Project, and how much plastic is found in Dutch rivers.
WaterAid tells us about the millions of sanitation workers in the developing world who clean toilets, empty septic tanks and unblock sewers, and are working in conditions that endanger their health and lives.
Want to be in with a chance of winning our eco-hamper worth over £140? All you have to do is follow us on one of our social media platforms and sign up via our website before midnight the 31st October.
Unblocktober is the world’s first awareness month and national campaign to save our sewers our seas, and it’s back for 2020. Find out more and sign up today.
The first-ever Unblocktober generated real buzz, leading to eye-catching headlines, TV appearances and some fantastic online banter. Take a look below at exactly what people have been saying about Unblocktober 2019!
We’ve compiled a roundup of some of the best social media reactions to Unblocktober so far!
Northumbrian Water have promoted the national Unblocktober campaign by demonstrating the major sewer problems caused by wet wipes in the North East of England.
Unblocktober needs support from businesses, as well as individuals. Find out how your organisation can engage employees to make changes to their habits that will help the environment.
If you’d like to do more to make Unblocktober a success, then you can help by getting your friends and family involved!
Here are a few simple tips on some of the methods you can use, and the products you can buy, to make your Unblocktober a success.
Unblocktober is now an official part of the Love Water campaign, a nationwide initiative designed to mobilise the British public to help safeguard the UK’s water resources for future generations.
At present, just 14% of rivers in England meet the criteria for good quality. Find out more about the state of pollution in the UK's watercourses.