World Toilet Day

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
On Driven Night for nine. It's what people are talking about.

Speaker 2 (00:05):
World Toilet Day, Marni, that's it.

Speaker 3 (00:08):
It's today, it's a day, and today we have the
girls from Urban Utilities in.

Speaker 2 (00:13):
Nadia joins us. Good morning, Nadia, how are you going?

Speaker 1 (00:16):
Good?

Speaker 2 (00:16):
Good, good morning guys.

Speaker 3 (00:17):
Now you've got the what is it, the blocker, the
wet wipe monster.

Speaker 2 (00:22):
That's right this morning.

Speaker 4 (00:23):
Yes, we've got block of the wet white monster. And
he goes out to kindies with us to share information
about what we can and can't flush down the duney.

Speaker 5 (00:33):
Right, So on a day like today, obviously, is this
this is something that you know, you guys, you do
your educating people of what actually is meant to be
in the toilet.

Speaker 2 (00:43):
I mean you've had blockage, yes, we have in your toilet.

Speaker 6 (00:48):
In the toilet, yeah, due to the wet wipes. Yes, yes,
they're a pretty big culprit.

Speaker 4 (00:53):
Actually, at Urban Utilities we get about one hundred and
twenty thousand kilograms of wet wipes and pulled out of
the network every single year, and that's like thirty four hippos.

Speaker 5 (01:04):
Oh well no they're banned from home. Yeah, well yes,
they are allowed to be used. But not in the toilet,
but it created such an issue that then the flushing
became a problem.

Speaker 3 (01:16):
Everyone is terrified and what would happen to them?

Speaker 6 (01:20):
No, you're not using them for that.

Speaker 5 (01:21):
They're allowed to use them and put them in the being, right,
but they're not using them for the toilet.

Speaker 6 (01:25):
No. But that was a guest when they were younger,
the girls.

Speaker 5 (01:27):
I mean, yeah, it is one of those things where
you use whits, but usually wrap them in an appy
and throw So I said to the girls, you don't
put them in the toilet.

Speaker 2 (01:35):
And the team have written a song marny okay for
world toilet. They have listened to this.

Speaker 5 (01:40):
Remember, my friends, there are three things you can.

Speaker 3 (01:45):
Flash, all right, So Lati's going to teach us the
course here with those three things.

Speaker 6 (01:51):
Three things.

Speaker 2 (01:51):
Okay, okay, Nadia, what have you got there? All right?

Speaker 4 (01:54):
So the chorus goes a bit like this, guys, And
there's also actions which we teach to our youngest flushes.
So we're gonna put a hand up like we're smelling
a pool.

Speaker 1 (02:03):
Right, and we're gonna go pa pa pa, poo poo,
And then.

Speaker 4 (02:08):
We're gonna make it rain with our hands, and we're
going to say, pa pa.

Speaker 1 (02:11):
Pa pee, p pa pa pa paper.

Speaker 4 (02:16):
We're gonna put our hands up like this paper and
we go, are the three things we can flush?

Speaker 2 (02:24):
Three things we can flush? He loves he loves singing.

Speaker 6 (02:29):
All right, well, can we hear the chorus and we'll
sing along with it? And he got it? Do you reckon?

Speaker 5 (02:32):
You've got a ready? Okay, let's go, let's go.

Speaker 1 (02:36):
Okaper things we can.

Speaker 6 (02:50):
Beautiful. I'm too glad you don't have to deal with
him at school. Okay, that is very catchy.

Speaker 5 (02:57):
All right, so coming to a school near you only
poop and paper and the toilet people, this is it.

Speaker 2 (03:02):
That's right? Can we do that one more time? Ready
things weekends? I love that.

Speaker 4 (03:24):
That was fantastic.

Speaker 6 (03:26):
Utilities might sign you mate. Yeah, there you go.

Speaker 2 (03:28):
It is World Toilet Day week people. Go and check
out the monster and everything else.

Speaker 6 (03:34):
Yes.

Speaker 2 (03:34):
On the yes, yes sorry.

Speaker 4 (03:37):
On the website, yes, absolutely so. We're launching our new
Water Savage schools programs. If you go onto the Urban
Utilities website and go to an education program page, you
can check it out there. It's also on Spotify and.

Speaker 6 (03:51):
Love to the love the song.

Speaker 5 (03:52):
Anything to do with poop kids just seem to be
fascinated with. But if they're being educated in the right way.

Speaker 6 (03:59):
Love that.

Speaker 3 (04:00):
Thank you so much for coming in urban utilities. Nadia
Michelle's taking the video this morning. We've got block of
the wet, Wet White Monster. Get into it.

Speaker 2 (04:09):
Kids, remember the three piece