Uploaded July 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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The things you flush down your toilet could soon be powering your home - not to mention helping fight climate change…

In an Australian first trial, wastewater at the Malabar treatment plant will be converted to renewable gas and pumped directly into the state's gas network.

This new facility will remove 5,000 tonnes of carbon emissions every year – or the equivalent of taking 2,000 cars off the road.