Great Lakes Now Featured Articles About Fatbergs
On the Pulse: I’ve Got One Word For You, 2020
In any effort to sum up the year that was 2020, one word is unavoidable: poop.
Wipes flushed in toilets cause big waste spill in Michigan small town
Baby wipes clogged the wastewater system in Beulah in northern Michigan, causing a 10,000-gallon backup.
Slow Legislation: Flushable wipes become an issue in court and in law
Governments are trying to fight wipes manufacturers through a variety of means and levels of success.
Fighting Fatbergs
Fighting Fatbergs SEGMENT 1 | Macomb County, Michigan In 2019, a 19-ton glob of garbage…
Epidemic of wipes and masks plagues sewers, storm drains
Masks and gloves thrown in the street can travel through storm drains in separate systems to lakes and other waterways.
Great Lakes Learning: Tips for growing a fatberg at home (safely!)
In this lesson, help kids understand what not to flush down the toilet and do a fun at-home science experiment at the same time.
COVID-19 Caution: Water Resources Commissioner asks people not to flush cleaning products
Anything that says “Flushable Wipes” is not flushable, commissioner says.
Don’t Feed the Fatberg: Michigan Science Center launches its new fatberg exhibit
The exhibit is available for all museum visitors to see starting Thursday, Dec. 5.
Fatberg Quiz: Which fatberg are you most like?
In sewers around the world, piles of fat, oil and grease are congealing together to form masses called fatbergs. They’re all a little different in their composition and location. With this quiz, you can see which one might share qualities with you.