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Have you gone above and beyond to support Unblocktober? Find out how to nominate yourself for an Unblocktober Award, as an individual or a business!
Small changes to your kitchen habits can help to save our sewers and seas. Check out our drain-friendly recipes and download our Unblocktober Meal Planner!
Unblocktober 2024 is here! Get ready for a whale of a time as we spread awareness of this cause to save our seas, rivers and sewers.
The winners of the second Unblocktober Awards have been revealed! Read about our 2023 winners, and learn about their work to save our sewers and seas.
Checking ‘sustainable’ products can help you to make sure the items you are buying and disposing of are actually eco-friendly. Read our guide to learn more.
The shortlist of nominees for the 2023 Unblocktober Awards has been announced! Take a look at the eco champions who are up for this year's prizes.
Understand the importance of eco-friendly cleaners and not blindly following cleaning trends by reading our interview with The Vegan Cleaning Co.
What has the national impact of drain and sewer blockages been over the last five years? Read Unblocktober’s analysis of water company statistics.
Learn how to dispose of puppy pads and why it’s important to do so properly by reading our guide. Pledge to be more eco-friendly this October.
What are the effects of poor drainage? Read our guide to learn more about how and why it is important to keep drains clear. Pledge today.
Learn what not to put down the drain by reading our guide, and pledge with Unblocktober today to do your part for our sewers and seas.
Why can’t you pour oil down the drain? Read our guide to learn all about the negative effects of oil on drains. Sign up to Unblocktober to help us spread the word.
Can you put flushable wipes down the toilet? Read our guide to learn how to dispose of wipes responsibly. Sign up to Unblocktober to support our waterways.
What is the impact of plastic pollution on the environment? Read our guide to learn more and sign up with Unblocktober today to show your support.
The winners of the first Unblocktober Awards have been revealed! Take a look at the 2022 winners to see who has done the most to save our sewers and seas.
Take a look at these five shocking statistics on sea and sewer damage to help you picture the damage we’re causing.
Are people in the UK looking after their drains? Are habits getting better or worse? Take a look at the results of Unblocktober’s new public survey.
Learn about the anatomy of a fatberg and how you can avoid contributing to the problem by reading our guide.
Find out about FabLittleBag’s sanitary disposal bags and why they joined the Unblocktober challenge.
Find out about INTIMINA’s menstrual care products and its fight for sustainability in the women’s intimate well-being industry.
After another successful year fighting fatbergs and saving our sewers and seas, we reflect on the lessons we learned from this year’s Unblocktober.
A month to save our sewers and seas: are you up for the challenge? Read Unblocktober’s blog to learn more about this year's campaign.
Our supporter City to Sea provides its advice on how to reduce plastic pollution at home.
Read the Marine Conservation Society's guest blog post for Unblocktober on how to solve the wet wipes crisis
A bold idea to help protect the environment, conceived by a 16-year-old school pupil from the North West of England, has been brought to life in an attempt to solve the UK’s fatberg crisis.
A guest post from the Plastic Soup Foundation tells us all about the Clean Rivers Project, and how much plastic is found in Dutch rivers.
WaterAid tells us about the millions of sanitation workers in the developing world who clean toilets, empty septic tanks and unblock sewers, and are working in conditions that endanger their health and lives.
Want to be in with a chance of winning our eco-hamper worth over £140? All you have to do is follow us on one of our social media platforms and sign up via our website before midnight the 31st October.
Unblocktober is the world’s first awareness month and national campaign to save our sewers our seas, and it’s back for 2020. Find out more and sign up today.
The first-ever Unblocktober generated real buzz, leading to eye-catching headlines, TV appearances and some fantastic online banter. Take a look below at exactly what people have been saying about Unblocktober 2019!
We’ve compiled a roundup of some of the best social media reactions to Unblocktober so far!
Northumbrian Water have promoted the national Unblocktober campaign by demonstrating the major sewer problems caused by wet wipes in the North East of England.
Unblocktober needs support from businesses, as well as individuals. Find out how your organisation can engage employees to make changes to their habits that will help the environment.
If you’d like to do more to make Unblocktober a success, then you can help by getting your friends and family involved!
Here are a few simple tips on some of the methods you can use, and the products you can buy, to make your Unblocktober a success.
Unblocktober is now an official part of the Love Water campaign, a nationwide initiative designed to mobilise the British public to help safeguard the UK’s water resources for future generations.
At present, just 14% of rivers in England meet the criteria for good quality. Find out more about the state of pollution in the UK's watercourses.