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From 1 July 2026 businesses must separate food waste from general waste. Is your business ready?
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.
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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An aerial pesticides application company has been ordered to pay $72,750 in fines and costs for causing harm to two large eucalyptus trees
A scrap metal recycling site in Sydney’s western suburbs has been fined $30,000 for unlawfully operating a waste facility without a licence or appropriate environmental controls.
The man and business have been ordered to pay $335,043 in penalties and costs by the Liverpool Local Court for three land pollution offences in Sydney’s south-west.