cross-posted from: https://quokk.au/c/australia/p/593822/fatberg-the-size-of-four-buses-likely-birthed-poo-balls-that-closed-sydney-beaches-and-it-ca
Secret report suggests fats, oils and grease accumulate in ‘inaccessible dead zone’ at Malabar plant, then dislodge when pumping pressure ‘rapidly increases’
Yeah, fat isn’t supposed to go through plumbing, it’s why you aren’t supposed to dump grease down sinks or put fatty tissue through a garburator. It’s why commercial kitchens have a grease trap that needs cleaning.
To be fair that fatberg is massive.
It’s also not just fat! If you flush “flushable” wipes, don’t! They don’t disintegrate like toilet paper does, and just clump together with everything else
Every so often there’s a post on Lemmy about how you should stick it to your landlord and put grease down the drain.
This is why that’s a bad idea, and it sucks for everyone, not just your landlord.