Severn Trent Water is working with McDonald’s in the UK to reduce sewer blockages by helping to educate staff about what they shouldn’t be pouring down sinks and drains at the food chain’s restaurants.

The partnership is part of a drive to minimize blockages in sewers and drains across the Midlands.

The water and wastewater treatment company has been helping McDonald’s set up an awareness-raising program for a pilot group of managers across the Midlands on how to dispose of fats and oils from cooking, and understand the environmental benefits of looking after their pipes and local sewers. It is also supporting the fast-food chain with regular maintenance of the sewer pipes near to the restaurants.

Earlier this year Severn Trent Services supplied its ClorTec on-site hypochlorite generating system for the largest potable water brine electrochlorination plant in Europe.