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All EPA and Minister's Office media releases and news articles from the beginning of 2023.

Latest EPA media releases

26 Feb 2025

NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) surface water sampling in the Hawkesbury River has found PFAS detections are well below Recreational Water Quality Guidelines and the risk of PFAS...

EPA officer taking water sample
25 Feb 2025

A fire at Cleanaway’s St Mary’s chemical waste facility on 4 February has disrupted household problem waste disposal services across NSW, impacting several Household Chemical CleanOut events and...

Hornsby community recycling centre showing storage bins and recycling signs
24 Feb 2025

The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) suspects the reckless misuse of pesticides is the cause of six recent peacock deaths in Ourimbah, after toxicology reports identified two chemicals...

Blue peacock with green and blue colourful feathers on full display
18 Feb 2025

Approximately ten shipping containers worth of human-made debris have been removed from a 90-kilometre stretch of the Macquarie River - Wambuul near Warren, marking the completion of a complex flood...

Burnt out car on a riverbank leaning against a large tree
18 Feb 2025

Central Coast locals are leading the circular charge after re-homing more than 26,000 items and saving $323,000 by opting for pre-loved rather than new during Australia’s biggest annual second-hand...

Secondhand jackets hanging on a metal frame underneath a sign which reads Garage Sale Trail

Latest media releases from the Minister for Environment and Heritage, Penny Sharpe MLC

25 Feb 2025

The Minns Labor Government is taking strong action to prevent a waste crisis in NSW, with landfill due to reach capacity in Greater Sydney by 2030.

FOGO truck
05 Feb 2025

Three pioneering projects have been awarded $1.25 million by the NSW Government to tackle plastic pollution through innovative and impactful solutions.

Hands, one with a handful of shells, the other a handful of plastic litter on a beach
24 Jan 2025

A ‘Don’t be a Tosser!’ pop-up event at Sydney’s Taronga Zoo is bringing to life the devastating impact of litter on our wildlife and waterways, to highlight the need to reduce our use of plastics and...

Large Don't Be A Tosser sign with litter spread underneath and Sydney Harbour and the Harbour Bridge in the background
20 Jan 2025

Residents in more storm-affected areas across NSW can now dispose of damaged items and storm debris at the tip without paying the waste levy.

23 Dec 2024

The first businesses have been added to a new name and shame register set up by the Minns Labor Government to highlight poor environmental practices.

Waste tyres

Latest news items

06 Nov 2024
The NSW Environment Protection Authority has been working closely with NSW Maritime, Randwick City Council, and scientists to determine the origin of thousands of black balls that washed up on Eastern...
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