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We have launched new grants for Local Aboriginal Land Councils to help them lead waste management and sustainability projects. The grants are being co-delivered with NSW Aboriginal Land Council. Expressions of interest are open now.
From 1 July 2026 businesses must separate food waste from general waste. Get your business ready.
Never bin a battery. One battery in a bin can spark a fire. Find a safe place to drop off your used batteries.
The NSW Government is working to ensure we continue to provide safe drinking water to the people of NSW.
We are involved in many environmental matters that interest communities across NSW.
A new study has found there has been a marked reduction in the number of NSW residents and businesses illegally dumping waste compared to six years ago, but that the issue remains costly and damaging for communities, councils and the environment.
The Broadscale Microplastic Assessment (BMA) is Australia's first large-scale study of microplastic contamination, covering 120 coastal waterways in NSW.
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A Sydney cosmetic business has been ordered to forfeit all nine of its tanning beds and pay more than $35,000 for illegally operating cosmetic tanning services using ultra-violet radiation.
The owner of an unlicensed quarry in Balala has been ordered to pay $190,000 by the Armidale Local Court for extracting gravel at more than two and four times the legal limit.
For the first time, all licensed landfills and sewage treatment plants (STPs) in NSW will be required to monitor and report PFAS in wastewater under new EPA requirements that come into effect from October this year.