Waste
The popular western suburb foreshore which topped WA’s ‘rubbish in the river’ survey
The section of Swan River averaged 151 pieces of plastic per square metre along the shore.
- by Peter de Kruijff
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Our yearly leftovers would fill the MCG 10 times over: The new plans for food waste
Australians waste the equivalent of 312 kilos of food – most of it edible – per person. Meet the innovative minds figuring out how to dispose of the problem.
- by Dani Valent
Grab that sad, single banana and take it home – but don’t forget to eat it
In this episode, Good Weekend editor Katrina Strickland talks food waste with freelance writer Dani Valent and Farmers Pick co-founder Joshua Ball.
Is your suburb on the nose? We sniff out Melbourne’s stinkiest parts
Data from the Environment Protection Authority reveals those neighbourhoods that are most blighted by unpleasant odours.
- by Nell Geraets
NSW bins the bag in its push to phase out ‘problematic plastics’
The prohibition of lightweight plastic bags will be followed by broader bans of single-use plastic products in November.
- by Angus Dalton
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Roads
Ombudsman criticises EPA over West Gate Tunnel toxic soil dumping
Victoria’s ombudsman says the state’s environmental watchdog failed to consider the human rights of communities affected by toxic soil dumping.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey
Plastic-stuffed seabirds sound alarm call for Australian ocean health
Seabirds are sending us an urgent message about the health of the Australia’s oceans but we’re not listening, say marine scientists.
- by Miki Perkins
EPA prosecutes Dial-A-Dump over ‘offensive rotten egg gas’ smell in Sydney
Residents of Minchinbury, Mount Druitt and Rooty Hill spoke up about the smell last year and the EPA traced its source to Bingo’s Eastern Creek plant.
- by Angus Dalton
‘Dog of a project’: Backlash grows against proposed waste incinerator
Plans to build a waste incinerator in Matraville have been labelled a “dog of a project” by a local mayor who has vowed to fight the proposal.
- by Andrew Taylor
Councils’ rubbish deal crumbles over 25-year trash commitment
An agreement between 15 Melbourne councils to process household rubbish is in jeopardy, as several reject the deal that would lock them into producing a set volume of rubbish for 25 years.
- by Cara Waters
CSIRO on mission to use insects, rubbish fuel and seaweed to end plastic waste
CSIRO is launching a $50 million mission to create innovative solutions to our plastic waste problem to make environmental solutions financially attractive.
- by Mike Foley