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Consultation is open on the proposed Landfill and Sewage Treatment Plant PFAS Monitoring Chemical Control Order. Have your say before 5pm Tuesday 10 February 2025.
With recent storm activity across much of the state and as we enter summer today, we want to encourage licensees to make sure you’re prepared for potential extreme weather conditions.
From 1 July 2026 businesses must separate food waste from general waste. Get your business ready.
Updates on the chemical fire in North St Marys, Sydney. The EPA is investigating, monitoring water quality and enforcing clean-up.
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.
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Ferrycarrig Construction has been fined after a NSW EPA investigation found the company supplied dozens of falsified waste dockets relating to works at the Sydney Metro Waterloo construction site.
The NSW Government has announced waste levy rates will not rise above the Consumer Price Index in the 2026–27 financial year.
The NSW EPA is encouraging households to make this the year they keep their festive feasts fresh, cool and waste free to save money and ease pressure on the state’s growing waste crisis.