A 'ring of fire' could soon burn around one of Australia's major cities | 7.30

Australian states are pushing ahead with waste-to-energy incineration despite significant opposition. It means one capital city will soon be surrounded by a "ring of fire". Just 40 kilometres north-west of Melbourne, residents in Sunbury have finally had enough of being the city's dumping ground. When soil contaminated with traces of PFAS was discovered while digging Melbourne's Metro Tunnel it was disposed of here. Now there are plans for a waste-to-energy (WTE) incinerator that will burn 750,000 tonnes of rubbish a year. It will operate 24 hours a day, every day, for the next 30 years. Norman Hermant reports. Subscribe: https://ab.co/3yqPOZ5 Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-0... Welcome to ABC News In-depth, where you'll find our long-form journalism and other videos to help you understand what's going on in the world around you. Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNewsIndepth #ABCNewsAustralia