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Published on: 26 Feb 2025
NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) surface water sampling in the Hawkesbury River has found PFAS detections are well below Recreational Water ...
EPA
PFAS
Water
EPA officer taking water sample
Published on: 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 se...
EPA
Recycling and reuse
Hornsby community recycling centre showing storage bins and recycling signs
Published on: 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...
EPA
Pesticides
Blue peacock with green and blue colourful feathers on full display
Published on: 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 ne...
EPA
Recycling and reuse
Secondhand jackets hanging on a metal frame underneath a sign which reads Garage Sale Trail
Published on: 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 W...
EPA
Burnt out car on a riverbank leaning against a large tree
Published on: 12 Feb 2025
A construction company and its director have each been fined $100,000 plus costs in the Parramatta Local Court for providing false information to the ...
EPA
Illegal dumping
Prosecution
Illegally dumped building material
Published on: 10 Feb 2025
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is urging the public to wake up to the risks of lithium-ion battery products amid a spate of dangerous fires.
EPA
Recycling and reuse
Small batteries
Published on: 07 Feb 2025
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is appealing for information from the Bonny Hills community after what it suspects may have been the de...
EPA
Pesticides
Magpie and juvenile
Published on: 07 Feb 2025
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has issued a Wollongong man two penalty notices—each carrying the maximum fine of $1500—for allegedly o...
EPA
Radiation
Solarium with lid open and chair