Waste
Dear Merri Creek: Veteran litter picker’s love letter to waterway
Two volunteer Merri Creek rubbish removers of 30 years found $100 in the water – and donated it back to the creek.
- by Carolyn Webb
Latest
‘Permeates entire community’: EPA takes landfill to court over offensive odours
The environment agency alleges the landfill in Melbourne’s south-east has not complied with its laws after residents complained of putrid smells coming from the site.
- by Cara Waters
‘We’re lab rats’: Is the War on Waste making a difference?
Craig Reucassel returns for series three of the hit ABC show and says it’s now up to governments to make a real difference when it comes to recycling.
- by Bridget McManus
‘The smell. Oh my God’: Anger grows over Sydney’s rubbish collection debacle
City of Sydney councillors say the ongoing waste collection woes caused by a protracted industrial dispute are the number one gripe of residents.
- by Andrew Taylor
Opinion
Five Minutes with Fitz
Craig Reucassel: We did some tests to find out how many microplastics I have inside me
Comedian and Chaser satirist Craig Reucassel is hardly an evangelist for responsible behaviour. But when it comes to saving the planet, he’s happy to champion uncomfortable truths.
- by Peter FitzSimons
FOGO facade? Why WA councils would rather burn waste than get a third bin
It was hailed a critical pillar of a pledge to divert waste from landfill, but the state government has been accused of setting up the FOGO scheme to fail and touting disingenuous targets.
- by Jesinta Burton
Sunny Corner mine was abandoned a century ago. It’s still a toxic ‘deadly’ mess
Mining companies must pay a bond to the state before they touch the soil. But is it enough?
- by Laura Chung and Brook Mitchell
Exclusive
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory ponders stadium on toxic wasteland
Brimbank Council has opened public consultation for its 30-year vision to create a $500 million state significant asset at Sunshine Energy Park.
- by Rachel Eddie
Exclusive
Perth
Something in the water: Dunsborough residents angry after shocking report finds chemicals in their groundwater
Tests found concentrations of chemicals that exceeded the screening criteria, including metals like arsenic, lead and mercury, ammonia, as well as PFAS.
- by Jesinta Burton
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Pollution
Australians consume more single-use plastic than they do in all but one country
Australians are heavy plastics users, generating more single-use plastic waste per person than any other country except Singapore.
- by Mike Foley
Japan to get crucial UN support to release Fukushima water into ocean
Japanese fishing unions, Beijing and New Zealand are among those who have raised concerns about the plan to dump the treated radioactive water into the Pacific.
- by Sakura Murakami