Waste
Spearwood sewage spill clean-up ‘to take weeks’: Water Corporation
A Water Corporation spokesman confirmed there were no further risks of any significant overflow after the spill leaked into the Swan River.
- Emma Young and Hamish Hastie
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Revealed: The Sydney councils planning massive bin fee hikes
Councils across Greater Sydney are planning significant increases in the amount of money ratepayers have to fork out to have their household waste bins collected.
- David Barwell
- Exclusive
- Recycling
Australian container return schemes are a booming good news story
Unlike efforts to recycle soft plastics, container deposit schemes have been a success across Australia, with billions of bottles recycled.
- Nick O'Malley and Bianca Hall
Thinking of returning an online purchase? It might end up in landfill
The amount of unsold goods being thrown out has surged since 2021, and a key reason is the growth in returns of online purchases.
- Frances Howe
- Updated
- How To Poison a Planet
Revealed: The icky reason behind build-up of forever chemicals in Sydney catchment
NSW has the highest proportion of residents with cancer-causing PFAS chemicals - news which coincides with revelations that wastewater treatment plants are allowed to release treated effluent into rivers and creeks in the Warragamba catchment.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Rubbish city: These Melbourne suburbs are done with being dumping grounds
Councils are calling for state-led reform to crack down on a growing scourge of illegal dumping that disproportionately affects outer suburbs.
- Sophie Aubrey
How to put fallen leaves to work in your garden
The magic of seasonal foliage lies in the vibrant colours, but also in the decay that comes next.
- Megan Backhouse
Dog poo bags could soon be free in this Melbourne area. Some fear a costly mistake
A council is considering providing free dog waste bags in its parks – against its own experts’ advice.
- Gemma Grant
- Analysis
- Science
Hulking machine built to fight climate change is sitting silent
In a warehouse near the border of Victoria and NSW is a decommissioned machine that sums up how hard it is to find solutions to the climate crisis.
- Liam Mannix
- Updated
- How To Poison a Planet
State must crack down on Chevron’s toxic soil use in WA, say advocates
The US oil and gas giant is “privileged” to operate its export plant in a biodiversity haven off the WA coast. But the pollution of the site has become a concern.
- Emma Young
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