Ewwww!

A super interesting (and smelly) day was had yesterday at Weston Super Mare Sewage Works.
In the morning we took a tour around the site and followed the sewage through the treatment process, before returning to the sea.
It was really pleasing to see that the various bits that are removed from the sewage are put to good use e.g. grit - roads, sludge - fertiliser.

The staff at the centre were very impressed by the children's inquisitive nature, behaviour and knowledge by the end of the day. Some of them even remembered the names of the pieces of equipment!

In the afternoon, a workshop highlighted what was safe to put down the plughole, or flush down the toilet. In groups the children investigated what happened when a 'flushable' wet wipe was flushed compared to a piece of toilet paper.
CONCLUSION: DO NOT FLUSH ANY TYPE OF WET WIPE DOWN THE TOILET!