Household problem waste recycling services and events disrupted
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 Community Recycling Centre (CRC) operations.
Snapshot: National Roadmap: Harmonising action on problematic and unnecessary plastics
Previous State of the Environment reports
State of the Environment reports from 2012 and 2021.
Pesticides the cause of Ourimbah peacock deaths
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 ingested by the birds, one of which is commonly used in rat and mice baits.
Sealed radioactive sources
Free fill - is it worth it?
Central Coast tops the state for second hand shopping
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 shopping event, Garage Sale Trail.
Macquarie River - Wambuul flood recovery program complete
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 recovery program led by the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA).
Construction company fined $200,000 for providing false information to the EPA
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 NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) during an illegal dumping investigation in February 2023.
