Dumped nangs: Inside the nitrous oxide crisis in Aussie suburbs
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Dumped nangs: Inside the nitrous oxide crisis in Aussie suburbs

Reports of dumped nitrous oxide canisters have more than doubled across Australia in the past year, with Victoria logging nearly 1,000 complaints so far this year alone.

It’s just after midnight on a quiet Melbourne street.

The Long Sip
What happened

Community platform Snap Send Solve received over 1,200 complaints about dumped nang canisters in the past 12 months, more than double the previous year.

The detail

Victoria is the nang dumping capital of Australia with 986 complaints this year, a 143 per cent increase, while NSW and WA are also rising fast.

What it means

Experts say the disposal of large industrial-sized canisters in parks and laneways has become just as serious a community problem as the drug use itself.

Full story at News.com.au

What readers are saying

lee1975
Victoria copping 986 complaints this year alone shows the scale of what some councils are dealing with. That's not just a litter problem anymore - it's a genuine resource drain on local services trying to manage it.
Maccay
five reports a day now, up from basically nothing two years ago. thats wild
baz56
So Transnitro's collecting 25 tonnes a quarter just from the CBD and nearby suburbs - what's the actual national cleanup bill running at right now?
Geoso
It is terrifying that these canisters are being dumped near schools.
bazz1988
If you are reporting these on Snap Send Solve, make sure you mention if the tank feels heavy or has a brass valve attached. The recyclers mentioned that forty per cent are still partially full, which makes them a much bigger hazard for the collectors to handle.
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