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SAS call for halt to sewage related debris

November 19, 2011 | Words By: Hugo

To mark the 10th anniversary of World Toilet Day, clean water campaigners Surfers Against Sewage are releasing the results of an undercover ‘Think Before You Flush’ investigation that has seen SAS ‘Secret Shoppers’ scour the high street stores for sanitary items whose packaging does not carry appropriate disposal information - such as the ‘Bag It And Bin It, Don’t Flush It’ icon.

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