‘Think before you flush’ scheme rolls in

In the light of the finds, Coleraine is the focus of NI Water’s ‘Bag It and Bin It’ campaign, as they bid to educate the public on the dangers of flushing inappropriate items down the toilet.

Our sewerage system is only designed to cope with human waste and small volumes of toilet roll.

Jim Allen, Councils’ Environment Officer says: “We fully support the efforts of NI Water to raise awareness about both unnecessary and unpleasant problems.

“We appeal to all of our citizens within the Borough to avoid the temptation to treat their toilet as a bin.

“Council has a long record of campaigning against sewage related debris which can find its way on to our coastline and spoil the enjoyment of a beach visit. We have experience of blocked storm drains overflowing during episodes of exceptionally heavy rainfall causing unpleasant spillage of mixed human and household waste at Christie Park in Coleraine as a direct result of public and commercial misuse of the sewage and wastewater systems.”