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    • Coles' big decision to stop selling controversial product line
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      Coles' big decision to stop selling controversial product line

      Coles will stop selling single-use plastic tableware products from July 1.

    • Coca-Cola will trial major change to plastic bottles
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      Coca-Cola will trial major change to plastic bottles

      Coca-Cola has indicated its looking to shed its title of the world's worst plastic polluter.

    • How recycling this household item will earn you extra cash
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      How recycling this household item will earn you extra cash

      One Perth woman is turning a mountain of blister packs into cash by finding a group willing to recycle them.

    • 'Horrific and shameful' scenes as garbage clogs lake
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      'Horrific and shameful' scenes as garbage clogs lake

      Thousands of cubic metres of waste are causing havoc in scenic rivers popular with rafters.

    • 'Trash keeps coming': Shocking images of popular tourist beach
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      'Trash keeps coming': Shocking images of popular tourist beach

      Authorities say they have been collecting between 30 and 60 tonnes of rubbish from Bali's best-known beaches.

    • The surprising Christmas items you're not recycling properly
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      The surprising Christmas items you're not recycling properly

      Australians' bad recycling habits could cripple the waste disposal system over the festive period.

    • Scientist's bold prediction on events most likely to end humanity
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      Scientist's bold prediction on events most likely to end humanity

      Experimental quantum physicist Dominic Walliman has created a ‘doom chart’ to find and rank the next threats to humanity after Coronavirus.

    • 'Disrespectful': Schoolies anger locals with 'disgusting' beach act
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      'Disrespectful': Schoolies anger locals with 'disgusting' beach act

      Noosa residents are calling for Schoolies to have respect or 'go home' after the council was forced to shut part of a beach.

    • 'The water looks toxic': Alarm as rivers mysteriously turn blood red
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      'The water looks toxic': Alarm as rivers mysteriously turn blood red

      Disturbing images reveal the eerie scenes, the cause of which officials have not been able to establish as yet.

    • Mass deaths uncovered as mysterious toxic tides spark environmental disaster
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      Mass deaths uncovered as mysterious toxic tides spark environmental disaster

      A group of surfers have sounded the alarm on a potential environmental catastrophe, but extensive testing has failed to uncover the cause of the toxic disaster.

    • The problem in three Melbourne suburbs ‘worse than covid’
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      The problem in three Melbourne suburbs ‘worse than covid’

      There are concerns another problem in Melbourne could cause long-term health issues that could be deadlier than the coronavirus.

    • The simple fix to stop a popular lookout threatening Queensland's turtles
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      The simple fix to stop a popular lookout threatening Queensland's turtles

      A concerned resident has raised the alarm on a glaring problem threatening the wildlife around the Great Barrier Reef.

    • 'Saddens me immensely': Disturbing detail in photo of bird highlights man-made threat
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      'Saddens me immensely': Disturbing detail in photo of bird highlights man-made threat

      The photo caused an outcry when it was shared on social media.

    • 'Morons': Picture sparks anger at 'thoughtless and selfish' act by residents
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      'Morons': Picture sparks anger at 'thoughtless and selfish' act by residents

      After the government removed all charity bins earlier this year, people are continuing to carelessly dispose of their unwanted items.

    • 'Makes me angry': Locals work to save pristine tourist island from oil devastation
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      'Makes me angry': Locals work to save pristine tourist island from oil devastation

      The oil spill off the coast of Mauritius poses a very serious risk for the wildlife, which could threaten the country's economy, food security and health.

    • Dead baby turtle found in 12 tonnes of rubbish removed from beach
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      Dead baby turtle found in 12 tonnes of rubbish removed from beach

      The disturbing found was made on a remote beach by Sea Shepherd volunteers and Indigenous rangers.

    • Coronavirus: Concern after hundreds of face masks wash up on beach
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      Coronavirus: Concern after hundreds of face masks wash up on beach

      Wildlife groups are urging Australians to dispose of their masks with care.

    • The country where 70 per cent of Australia's washed-up plastic comes from
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      The country where 70 per cent of Australia's washed-up plastic comes from

      In 2018 Australia exported more than 127,000 tonnes of plastic waste to lower-income nations and now it's heading back to our shores.

    • Woman's kind gesture after seeing man going through her bin
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      Woman's kind gesture after seeing man going through her bin

      Her heartwarming act was repaid with the man giving her kids a container full of chocolates.

    • Disturbing photo highlights troubling city drug problem
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      Disturbing photo highlights troubling city drug problem

      The inner city suburb has become increasingly dangerous for the Melbourne families living there.

    • 'I feel sick': Disturbing theory investigated after creek turns pink
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      'I feel sick': Disturbing theory investigated after creek turns pink

      Reacting to the concerning phenomenon, one person said they "feel sick to the pit of my stomach seeing this".

    • 'Whether we like it or not': Thunberg urges fight on 'two crises at once'
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      'Whether we like it or not': Thunberg urges fight on 'two crises at once'

      Climate activist Greta Thunberg has called for a 'new way forward', stressing the importance of tacking the COVID-19 pandemic and climate crisis simultaneously.

    • 'About bloody time': NSW eyes plastic bag ban amid recycling crack down
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      'About bloody time': NSW eyes plastic bag ban amid recycling crack down

      NSW is the only state in Australia without a plastic bag ban – but that look set to change very soon.

    • 'So proud': Woman's unexpected plastic bag victory at ALDI
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      'So proud': Woman's unexpected plastic bag victory at ALDI

      In a bid to cut down unnecessary plastic, ALDI has taken an extraordinary step across all its stores in Australia.

    • Woolworths hits back at customer's Facebook post over 'disgusting' packaging
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      Woolworths hits back at customer's Facebook post over 'disgusting' packaging

      Woolworths responded to the complaint with an explanation as to why it uses plastic packaging on fruit and vegetables.

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