Australia is attempting to help a global push to end plastic pollution before it outweighs the biomass of the world’s fish by the year 2050. But other countries have different ambitions.
Roland Davies spent his life savings trying to clean up Sydney’s beaches with free coffees and a fire truck called Trish.
Winemakers spruik the environmental credentials of canned wine,but retail sales suggest drinkers are yet to be convinced to give up the bottle.
The deadly material has now been discovered in at least 11 parks across Melbourne and more are being tested as 100 EPA officers track the source of contamination.
The volume of solar waste in Victoria is expected to nearly double by 2030,prompting calls to boost the nation’s limited recycling sectors.
The case points to the nightmare that regulators face in trying to contain risks within the rubbish and waste industry.
The environmental regulator has revealed more reports of potential asbestos,this time in Williamstown,Altona and Sunshine West,with priority testing under way.
Victoria’s environmental regulator has slapped notices on a local council to hand over records and bring in experts to test more parks after asbestos was found in mulch at several sites.
Illegal tyre dumping is soaring in the city’s outer suburbs following a ban on exporting waste tyres,and regulators are scrambling to catch the perpetrators.
Are natural fibres always superior to synthetic ones when it comes to sustainability? It’s complicated.
Taking out the trash is not a fun chore,but Labor and the LNP have been spending an inordinate amount of time rubbishing each other’s garbage-collection policies.