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We are working closely with councils in Northern NSW to help communities prepare for and undertake waste clean-up following ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred.
The NSW Government is working to ensure we continue to provide safe drinking water to the people of NSW.
Summary of recent regulatory, policy and legislative updates. Listed with most recent update first.
Safe disposal of embedded batteries, including vapes, is under new trial. Find where to recycle them.
CRC and Household Chemical CleanOut event services are currently disrupted, please check with the local council before visiting a centre or attending an event.
NSW has a statewide mandate for Food Organics and Garden Organics (FOGO) recycling, to reduce food waste and stop food waste going to landfill.
Read updates on environmental issues we are managing.
Several problematic and unnecessary single-use plastic items are banned, with further items to be reviewed in the future.
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Newmont Mining’s (formerly Newcrest Mining’s) Cadia Holdings Pty Ltd (Cadia) has been ordered to pay more than $400,000 after being prosecuted by the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) for three dust emission offences that occurred between November 2021 and May 2023.
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has undertaken water sampling at Medowie in Port Stephens and confirmed PFAS levels were below relevant Australian water quality guidelines.
Eighty corellas that survived a suspected poisoning have been released back into the Newcastle suburb where many of them were discovered in poor health.