London’s infamous ‘Wet Wipe Island’ finally cleared of 5 million wipes

The island was about the size of two tennis courts and up to 1m high in places - (Port of London Authority)

Approximately 5 million wet wipes have finally been removed from the infamous “Wet Wipe Island” on the River Thames.

The three-week project was the country’s first mass wet wipe removal project of its kind, which scooped up everything from towels, scarves, trousers, a car’s engine timing belt and even a set of false teeth.