The government has signed into law today a ban on the sale of wet wipes that contain plastic, marking a major step forward in tackling plastic pollution that clogs up sewers and devastates our ...

An attempt to clear "wet wipe island" from the banks of the River Thames has been described as "pretty gross" but worth the effort as it nears completion, those behind the project have said. Congealed ...

Approximately five million wet wipes have finally been removed from the River Thames in an area of the famous UK river dubbed 'Wet Wipe Island'. Diggers have pulled 114 tonnes of waste out of the ...

England is bringing in a ban on plastic wet wipes from 2027. This will mean they then have the same rules as the rest of the UK.

Approximately five 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 ...

A ban on wet wipes containing plastic fibres will be in force from Spring 2027, the government has confirmed. The policy was introduced as a private members bill in November 2021 by MP Fleur Anderson, ...

ABC News’ Maggie Rulli reports from “Wet Wipe Island” where officials are removing 180 tons of congealed wet wipes that have built up along the U.K. 's famous River Thames.

The ban on plastic wet wipes has been passed into law under the Labour government and will come into force from 2027 in ...

A ban on the sale of plastic wet wipes has been passed into law following Fleur Anderson's campaign, with England joining ...

Wet wipes overtake U.K.’s River Thames ABC News’ Maggie Rulli reports from “Wet Wipe Island” where officials are removing 180 tons of congealed wet wipes that have built up along the U.K. 's famous ...