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A fatberg is a congealed lump of fat, sanitary items, wet wipes, and similar items found in sewer systems, which do not break down like toilet paper. Such deposits are officially referred to by this term by authorities at Thames Water in London, UK.

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While fatbergs are problematic clogs in city sewer systems, they have also been identified as a source of fuel, specifically biogas. This was also discussed on the first episode of the television show Kevin McCloud's Man Made Home on 23 September 2012, where McCloud is seen making biodiesel for a lamp out of London city sewer fatbergs.

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Etymology

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"Fatberg" is a portmanteau of fat + berg, modelled on iceberg. The word was added to Oxford Dictionaries Online in 2015.

Notable cases

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  • 6 August 2013: A fatberg roughly the size of a bus, consisting of food fat and wet wipes, was discovered in drains under London Road in Kingston upon Thames.
  • 1 September 2014: A collection of waste, fat, wet wipes, food, tennis balls and wood planks the size of a Boeing 747 aeroplane was discovered and cleared by sanitation workers within a drain beneath a 260-foot section of road in Shepherd's Bush in West London.
  • 3 September 2014: The sewerage system beneath Melbourne, Australia was clogged by a large mass of fat, grease and waste.
  • January 2015: As part of a campaign against drain blocking, Welsh Water released a video showing a fatberg in drains in Cardiff.
  • April 2015: A 40-metre long fatberg was reported as having been removed from underneath Chelsea. The damage the fatberg had inflicted was estimated to cost £400,000 to repair and took more than two months to remove.
  • January 2016: The Eleebana sewage pumping station was damaged as a result of a blockage from a fatberg near Newcastle in New South Wales, Australia. The blockage "weighed about a tonne and took four hours to remove" by crane.

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