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Litter at recreational fishing spots is being reeled in by 50% in the next five years with Australia’s largest community fishing conservation charity, OzFish, awarded $420,000 by the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA).

More ball-shaped debris has been found on Sydney beaches. The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) was alerted by a member of the public to ball-shaped debris at the eastern end of Silver Beach at Kurnell on Tuesday, 3 December 2024.

Wollongong’s Food Organics and Garden Organics (FOGO) service is taking green waste to the next level, transforming scraps into compost for four thriving tiny forests across the city.

The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has completed its latest round of surface water sampling along the Belubula River as part of an ongoing sampling program designed to understand potential sources of PFAS contamination.

The NSW Government is warning consumers about the potential dangers of buying poor quality lithium-ion battery powered products as gifts this holiday season, which may pose a fire risk.

The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) will work with licensees to strengthen environmental protections on coal mine licences, following extensive community consultation and our statutory five-yearly licence review.

The Minns Labor Government has made a further $6 million in funding available for regional councils to help them transform, modernise or close old landfills that no longer accept waste.

More than 12,000 tonnes of soft and hard-to-recycle plastics will soon be diverted from NSW landfills and transformed into valuable materials for local manufacturing every year.

A landmark audit of the waste from NSW businesses and institutions will be used to tackle the growing challenge of Greater Sydney’s landfill capacity, which is forecast to run out by 2030 without intervention.

The NSW Government will take further action in 2025 to tackle the growing risk of battery-related fires, by requiring battery suppliers to participate in mandatory safe disposal and product stewardship of their products.