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Oil and food scraps are finding their way into pipes and drains as the majority of eateries have no grease traps.
The vast majority of London restaurants and takeaways are responsible for feeding the fatbergs that are choking the capital’s sewers, according to survey findings that Thames Water called “staggering”.
Ninety per cent of eateries in London are contributing to the problem by failing to install grease traps, the report found. As a result, grease, oil and food scraps washed off plates, utensils and saucepans are finding their way into pipes and drains.
The issue hit the headlines last month when a 130-tonne fatberg, described as a “total monster” by Thames Water, was found under Whitechapel Road in east London. The company found that no restaurants on the road had a working grease trap.
Choose four statements below which are true:
- Oil and food scraps are finding their way into pipes and drains.
- The majority of eateries have no grease traps.
- The vast majority of London restaurants and takeaways are not responsible for feeding the fatbergs that are choking the capital’s sewers.
- Ninety per cent of eateries in London are contributing to the problem by failing to install grease traps.
- Grease, oil and food scraps from broken bins are finding their way into pipes and drains.
- A 130-tonne fatberg was found under Whitechapel Road in east London.
- The River Thames had not been recently purified.
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