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NewsYahoo News AustraliaColes' big decision to stop selling controversial product line
Coles will stop selling single-use plastic tableware products from July 1.
BusinessYahoo News AustraliaCoca-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.
ScienceYahoo News AustraliaHow 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.
NewsYahoo News Australia'Horrific and shameful' scenes as garbage clogs lake
Thousands of cubic metres of waste are causing havoc in scenic rivers popular with rafters.
NewsYahoo News Australia'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.
LifestyleYahoo News AustraliaThe surprising Christmas items you're not recycling properly
Australians' bad recycling habits could cripple the waste disposal system over the festive period.
NewsYahoo News AustraliaScientist'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.
NewsYahoo News Australia'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.
NewsYahoo News Australia'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.
NewsYahoo News AustraliaMass 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.
NewsYahoo News AustraliaThe 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.
NewsYahoo News AustraliaThe 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.
NewsYahoo News Australia'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.
NewsYahoo News Australia'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.
NewsYahoo News Australia'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.
NewsYahoo News AustraliaDead 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.
NewsYahoo News AustraliaCoronavirus: Concern after hundreds of face masks wash up on beach
Wildlife groups are urging Australians to dispose of their masks with care.
NewsYahoo News AustraliaThe 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.
NewsYahoo News AustraliaWoman'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.
NewsYahoo News AustraliaDisturbing photo highlights troubling city drug problem
The inner city suburb has become increasingly dangerous for the Melbourne families living there.
NewsYahoo News Australia'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".
NewsYahoo News Australia'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.
NewsYahoo News Australia'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.
BusinessYahoo News Australia'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.
LifestyleYahoo News AustraliaWoolworths 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.
