Andrew Dickens Afternoons

Tauranga City Council is discussing ways it can reduce the number or wastewater blockages caused by wet wipes.The Council's Environment Committee has written to the Government asking them to ban labels such as "flushable" on advertising and packaging.Mayor Greg Brownless says wet wipes aren't truly flushable because they cause about 30 per cent of the network's blockages every year."Other places than Tauranga would also benefit from changes to the advertising because other councils throughout the country must deal with the same issue."Property Manager Steven told Andrews Dickens that the baby wipes are not designed for our wastewater system."I think it is really deceiving to use words like 'flushable" when in reality they block drains and are a serious problem."LISTEN ABOVE AS STEVEN SPEAKS WITH ANDREW DICKENSSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.