Wet wipe pollution 'changing the shape of British riverbeds'

More than 5,000 wet wipes found in an area next to the Thames the size of two football pitchesWet wipes are changing the shape of British riverbeds, campaigners said after finding more than 5,000 of them alongside the Thames in an area the size of two football pitches.Thames 21, a London environmental organisation that cleans up rivers and canals, retrieved 5,453 wet wipes during an operation last month in 116 sq m of the Thames embankment near Hammersmith. The haul was an increase of nearly a thousand over last year's total (which took place on a larger riverbank area). Continue reading...