WHAT’S THAT?!
KICKING UP A STINK
Hot summer’s day? Fancy a dip in the river? You might think twice if you live in England.
Ponder the number 372,533. That’s how many times water companies there discharged raw sewage into rivers and seas in 2021.1
Untreated sewage now accounts for 35 per cent of pollution in the UK’s rivers, of which only 14 per cent can be said to be ‘in good condition’. The result is at times evident: floating faeces, toilet paper, wet wipes, used tampons. Less obvious are the bacteria that
