Published On: Thu, Aug 28th, 2025

Enormous ‘Wet Wipe Island’ being removed from River Thames in historic clean-up

A few groups of people stand around on the shore of water with muddy wet wipes on the ground.

Near Hammersmith Bridge in west London, a grotesque mound known as “Wet Wipe Island” — made of congealed waste the size of two tennis courts — is finally being cleared from the River Thames.

CBC | World News

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Enormous ‘Wet Wipe Island’ being removed from River Thames in historic clean-up