'Think before you pour': Public urged not to put waste down sink
This Easter Clean Coasts and Uisce Éireann is urging people to Think Before You Pour fats, oils and greases, including dairy products down the sink. Alena Kunkel, Campaigns and Development Officer, Clean Coasts and Ollie O’Flaherty, Development Officer, Clean Coasts got all dressed to emphasize the point. Photo:Andrew Downes, xposure.
Clean Coasts and Uisce Éireann are urging the public not to dispose of fats, oils, greases and dairy products in the sink this Easter to help reduce wastewater blockages.
People are being asked to ‘Think Before You Pour’ and to put such products in the bin instead of pouring them down the sink.
According to the Think Before You Flush/Pour Behaviour and Attitudes Online Omnibus 2023 survey, 34% of people were regularly pouring damaging items down the sink, compared to 50% in 2018.
The most common items regularly disposed of down the sink include milk (23%); gravy and other sauces (15%); and fats, oils and greases (10%).
Wastewater regional operational manager at Uisce Éireann, Mary Hussey, said: “Let’s work together to keep our pipes free of chaos and prevent sewage backing up into our homes, gardens or spilling into the local environment.”
Coastal communities manager at Clean Coasts, Sinead McCoy, said: "Clean Coasts is proud to collaborate with Uisce Éireann and this March is utilising iconic characters such as the Mad Hatter to remind people about the Think Before You Pour campaign, to promote responsible disposal of fats, oils, and greases (FOGs) this Easter, urging everyone to think before they pour and protect our coastal environment.”
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