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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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Blue Mountains City Council has been fined after landfill leachate from the Blaxland Waste Management Facility polluted Cripple Creek earlier this year.
The EPA has fined CPB Contractors Pty Limited $45,000 after the company was to have breached its licence conditions by failing to properly implement noise controls during nighttime construction work.
The NSW Government is launching an Asbestos Plan of Action and will conduct a two-year trial allowing NSW households to have asbestis waste picked up and disposed of for free.