🔬 Science Apr 9, 2026 · Penry Buckley

Behind this door is the huge fatberg that can’t stop depositing poo balls on Sydney’s beaches

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Behind this door is the huge fatberg that can’t stop depositing poo balls on Sydney’s beaches
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Guardian Australia tours problematic Malabar wastewater plant where some accumulated fats, oils and grease can’t be accessed – let alone clearedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast“This,” says Fiona Copeman, the hub manager of the Malabar wastewater treatment plant, “is what you would call our four-bus area.”Copeland is gesturing to a model of the plant on a table inside the facility itself. She’s referring to a 300 cubic metre underground chamber that houses, as Guardian

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