[go: up one dir, main page]
More Web Proxy on the site http://driver.im/ Skip to main content

Search

Items tagged with: manly


#Donald enjoys toying with countries. Makes him feel #Manly


Ocean dumping - Sydney’s archaic sewerage system

"It is not just human waste that is being pumped into the ocean off Sydney’s popular beaches due to the city’s unusual and archaic sewerage system – government scientists have confirmed billions of microplastics are also polluting the water."

"Khan, who heads the school of engineering at the University of Sydney, said it was “not sustainable” to continue discharging “80% of the sewage produced by 5 million people into the ocean after only primary treatment”.
>>
theguardian.com/australia-news…
#ocean #dumping #plastic #microplastic #pollution #MarineLife #harm #wildlife #Sydney #sewage #beaches #Manly #NorthHead


Pumping sewage into the sea has long been a Sydney thing
– and even $32bn won’t change that.

"Sydney Water plans to spend $32bn to improve the city’s sewerage system over the next 15 years but waste will continue to be pumped into the ocean off its famous eastern suburbs beaches."

"Some experts believe Sydney’s unusual sewerage system – which heavily relies on the coastal plants – is to blame for thousands of debris balls or “fatbergs”washing ashore over the past six months. What we’re currently doing now is not sustainable."
>>
theguardian.com/australia-news…
#ocean #sewage #dumping #Sydney #Manly #NorthHead #beaches #NSW #balls



Sydney Beach balls: Cooking oils and human faeces?

"A UNSW scientist has criticised the NSW environmental watchdog for dropping its investigation into the cause of hundreds of tar balls appearing along Sydney's beaches."

"One possible explanation for the balls could be the illegal dumping of large vats of cooking oil into the sewerage system, where it has mixed with human waste to form fatty balls. If companies are seeing this as a cheap option to pump oil through the sewage system, that's a real concern."
>>
abc.net.au/news/2025-01-15/epa…
#Pollution #dumping #waste #Sydney #NSW #beaches #NorthernBeaches #Manly #faeces


The state of NSW beaches 2023-24
"Popular Sydney beaches among quarter of NSW swimming spots polluted with faecal matter in past year. Shelly beach, Bronte, Coogee and Malabar among those rated ‘poor’ as swimmers urged to check water quality online."
Rain flushes “untreated discharges” from the wastewater treatment and transport systems.>>
theguardian.com/australia-news…
#NSW #pollution #swimming #stormwater #ocean #dumping #runoff #dogs #poo #cars #manly