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ABC News
15 hours ago
- Climate
- ABC News
NSW floods leave behind mountains of waste across Mid North Coast and Hunter
The record-breaking floods that devastated communities across the NSW Mid North Coast and Hunter regions have left behind mountains of rotting debris. The Kempsey and Mid Coast councils estimate the disaster has generated more rubbish than they usually collect in a year. The Mid Coast Council's director of liveable communities, Paul De Szell, said three temporary landfill sites had been created to manage the flood debris. "The sheer volume of waste is enormous," he said. "It has affected every industry we have. NSW Public Works aims to remove 80 per cent of the rubbish within a month, trucking thousands of tonnes from the temporary sites to private and public centres across the state. But sorting through the waste is every bit as unglamorous as it sounds. NSW Public Works chief engineer Martin Dwyer said crews had so far disposed of about 1,000 livestock carcasses. "The people moving the carcasses have hearts of gold; they're really bearing witness to confronting scenes," he said. "We've been collecting [the carcasses] and transporting a lot of them to Gloucester. With hazardous waste, including fuel and agricultural chemicals, also in the mix, Mr Dwyer said NSW Public Works was working to ensure recyclable flood debris did not end up in landfills. "I wouldn't say we're perfect and getting 100 per cent of recyclables recycled, but we're getting a significant proportion," he said. The Kempsey Shire Council's director of utilities, Wes Trotter, said about 11,000 cubic metres of waste had been removed from Kempsey's CBD and surrounds. "We've had a massive amount already," he said. "There are a lot of downriver areas and farmers that have only just been able to get back onto their properties. We're expecting quite a substantial clean-up in those areas." Mr De Szall said the amount of flood waste collected across the Manning Valley would likely exceed 60,000 tonnes. He said the council had engaged private contractors to boost the fleet of trucks available, while continuing to provide its usual collection services. "We're currently looking at 200 tipper truck movements per day to each of our temporary landfill sites," Mr De Szall said. "The sad thing for us is we'd only just finished repairing everything from the 2021 flood. "So we're on that cycle again, which is very, very hard … but we're very resilient people in the Manning."
CTV News
7 days ago
- General
- CTV News
Final call for extended hours and free brush disposal at Barrie landfill
Saturday is the final day for Barrie residents to be able to dispose of brush and yard waste at the landfill free of charge. The City waived disposal fees for residential brush and yard waste following the ice storm in March to help residents manage the amount of debris that piled up, but that comes to an end tomorrow. Starting Saturday, regular disposal fees will apply once again to all materials. Also ending is the extended landfill hours, which was adjusted following the ice storm due to demand. Saturday will mark the last time the Ferndale Drive landfill will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., following May 31, it will return to its regular operating time of 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Residents are also reminded that the city is offering one last chance to pile storm-related debris at the curb for collection. Residents must have debris curbside no later than June 1 to guarantee pickup by crews making the rounds between June 2 and June 7.
Yahoo
30-05-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Tornado survivors welcome free debris collection site
ST. LOUIS – St. Louis resident Clara McDowell finds it difficult to look at the tornado debris that remains in her north St. Louis neighborhood. 'It's really rough,' she said. A few blocks away, the City of St. Louis announced residents can now drop off debris for free in the parking lot of the Farragut School Building located at 4205 Sullivan Avenue. The site will be operational daily from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m. through June 10. St. Louis resident Stanley Gardner said, 'It's good to know at least you got some place to take the stuff.' Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Moses Goodridge owns two buildings with tornado damage. He was pleasantly surprised to see members of the Missouri National Guard setting up the collection site in his neighborhood. 'It is a beautiful thing,' he said. 'We have so much debris that's out here that needs to be brought to this site.' The City of St. Louis plans to open three more sites soon. Those sites will be at DeAndreis/Bunche School, located at 4257 Clarence Avenue; Marshall Branch School, located at 4322 Aldine; and Turner Middle School, located at 2537 Billups. The City of St. Louis will continue to pick up debris left at curbs with help from dozens of volunteer contractors. For more information about the city's restoration efforts, visit here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Yahoo
Debris from downed Russian target damages house in Kyiv Oblast, injuring five people
Five people have been injured as a result of falling debris from a downed Russian target in the Boryspil district in Kyiv Oblast. Source: Mykola Kalashnyk, Head of Kyiv Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram Quote: "Sadly, a family from the Boryspil district has been affected in the enemy UAV attack. A 17-year-old boy, a three-year-old girl and their 42-year-old mother suffered an acute stress reaction. The 13-year-old son had a cut on his foot. A 30-year-old man had a cut wound above the eyebrow." Damaged house Photo: Mykola Kalashnyk on Telegram Details: Kalashnyk added that these people had been provided with medical treatment. According to him, the debris damaged the house where they were staying. The windows were blown out and the roof was damaged. Destroyed outbuilding Photo: Mykola Kalashnyk on Telegram "We are addressing the issue of providing the family with temporary housing," Kalashnyk pointed out. Damaged house Photo: Mykola Kalashnyk on Telegram In addition, a non-residential building, a car, warehouse facilities and outbuildings were damaged in the nighttime Russian attack on the oblast. Warehouse facility Photo: Mykola Kalashnyk on Telegram Background: Air defence was responding to Russian targets in Kyiv on the night of 20-21 May amid the drone threat. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
RNZ News
16-05-2025
- Climate
- RNZ News
Herbertville residents worry about debris build up under town's only bridge
[sh] Herbertville residents worry about debris build up under town's only bridge Nikki Cumming worries about the possibility of another flood if the Wainui River isn't regularly cleaned of debris. Photo: RNZ / Jimmy Ellingham Residents of the tiny coastal village of Herbertville are anxious about the build up of debris in the river running under the only bridge in and out of town. The regional council says work is happening to clear the waterway, but until the trees and other waste are removed one woman who lives next to the river says she gets nervous every time the level rises. An hour's drive from Dannevirke on the lower North Island's east coast, Herbertville flooded during Cyclone Gabrielle in February 2023. Residents say logs, slash and other debris dammed the bridge over the Wainui River at the village entrance, and water poured into the pub, parts of the campground and other properties. Nikki Cumming was living in the campground then. Now, she and her husband Andy have moved over the road to a property next to the bridge and next to the river. "You do watch the river more than you would normally. It puts your levels of anxiety up. You're very careful. If [the rain is] heavy you do find yourself coming out in the middle of the night just having a look." Trees, logs and other debris is visible in the Wainui River from the bridge in and out of Herbertville. Photo: RNZ / Jimmy Ellingham The house they now live in was not damaged in the cyclone, but the rest of the property was. Plants are growing in the silt, and a small shed sits jammed against a tree after it was carried there by the floodwater, a reminder of Gabrielle's fury. Even in the section of the river running past her property, there are trees in the narrow channel, and locals worry about this and forestry slash upstream. Cumming saw contractors months ago. They told her they were going to clear the river, but she had heard nothing since. She said initially after the cyclone clearing work was done. "They did take out a couple of logs afterwards, but I don't know whether it became too hard or we're too remote or because it was a problem getting equipment out here, but you just don't hear. There's no follow up." This small shed was swept into Cumming's property during Cyclone Gabrielle. Photo: RNZ / Jimmy Ellingham Although only about 30 people live in Herbertville, the population swells by hundreds during the holiday season. This adds to Cumming's worry. "This river goes and that's the whole village that can be affected in lots of ways. We're just getting ourselves back as a little community, with the pub reopening , and people are coming and holidaying here," she said. Long-time district resident Top Gollan is also keen to have the river cleared of debris, having seen more then one flood. "We shifted the golf course down here in 1982 and we had a flood about two weeks after. The river was flowing through under the bridge and going out to sea. It made a hell of a mess of our golf course. "This time [in Cyclone Gabrielle] the waters never got down to the end of the camping ground. It was coming through the village. The whole blimmin' village was under water." Horizons Regional Council area engineer Anthony Mason said a crew would be out this week to clear debris. "There's definitely some debris just upstream from the Herbertville bridge that's probably the main concern. We did have that programmed in to remove in December, but our access was restricted due to some crops." That river access issue was now sorted, and Mason said an aerial survey of the waterway was also set to happen. The council did one after Cyclone Gabrielle, and between $50,000 and $100,000 was spent on clearance work in the area. "The Wainui River's known not to be very kind to machines just due to how soft the river bed is. You have to be very very careful even just pulling the odd tree out. Diggers can sink pretty quickly." Mason said because the council covered such a vast area the best way for it to learn of risks was for people to alert it . And while the regional council is responsible for the river, the Tararua District Council takes care of the bridge and its surrounds within 20 metres. The quiet beach and coastal fishing attract hundreds of people to the village during the holiday season. Photo: RNZ / Jimmy Ellingham Its group manager for infrastructure Hamish Featonby said the bridge was regularly inspected, most recently on 25 March. "There were no issues noted with the waterway and there are no faults loaded in the system," he said. "What we found during Cyclone Gabrielle was that the slash that was generated was due to trees being ripped out from river banks. Some of these were Horizons-planted willows." Featonby said a "known risk" with the bridge was that it spanned relatively low over the waterway. However, a rebuild would cost millions, which there was not the budget for. "If this bridge was to fail, the response would most likely be to put a Bailey bridge up as temporary access, if available." He said raising the bridge would in effect be similar to replacing it, and the NZ Transport Agency would probably not co-fund the work without significant justification. The council funding the work itself was also unlikely. "This would mean a significant rates increase for the whole district and it would have to be approved through the annual plan process and consulted on by the community, so unlikely to go ahead." Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
