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Metro Vancouver removes 50 tonnes of 'fatbergs' from Richmond, B.C., sewers - Every year, Metro Vancouver says it spends more than $2.7 million fixing grease damage in its sewer systems (www.cbc.ca)

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Zheng said the grease accumulated so much over the summer that it broke off in chunks and damaged the district's wastewater treatment plant, costing about $25,000 to repair.

"These fatbergs can really damage our infrastructure and require costly repairs. They can also cause sewer backups where you have raw sewage coming into homes and businesses."

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[–] LillyPip@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Some people flush paper and wipes, other people wash bacon grease down the sink, those combine to make fatbergs. Both things contribute – but if you do neither, the problem decreases.

[–] czech@lemm.ee 5 points 1 week ago

That makes sense. I've been using a bidet for years; there's no going back!