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16 Sep 2024
Review of the POEO (Hunter River Salinity Trading Scheme) Regulation 2002
The 10-year statutory review was completed in 2016. The regulation will be reviewed after March 2027.

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16 Sep 2024
Stay safe from lingering lead
It might be in old coats of paint, dust, or even your soil – and it’s especially dangerous to children. The Stay Safe from Lingering Lead Campaign helps with understanding and dealing with lead in your home or workplace.

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16 Sep 2024
New funding for Councils to go FOGO
The third round of the NSW Government’s $46 million Go FOGO grants program is now open, supporting councils across the state to roll out food organics and garden organics waste collection services to residents.

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10 Sep 2024
Mullumbimby Fire and Rescue NSW
The EPA is investigating after Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) detected PFAS in groundwater near the Mullumbimby Fire Station.

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10 Sep 2024
Failure to clean up waste costs Central Coast man nearly $200,000
Central Coast man, Mr Thomas Hughes has been fined more than $112,000 for failing to comply with a Court order requiring the removal and disposal of waste at a property near Muswellbrook.

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09 Sep 2024
Next steps to tackle problematic plastics for a cleaner and safer NSW
The NSW Government is seeking community and industry feedback on new proposals to tackle problematic plastic waste, promote more reusable and recyclable alternatives, and help NSW drive down plastic litter by 30% by 2025.

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09 Sep 2024
Have your say on the future of plastics in NSW
We are seeking feedback from community, industry, business and all interested stakeholders on our proposed actions and timeframes to address unnecessary and problematic plastics.

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06 Sep 2024
Emissions impacts of food waste recovery technologies
Comparison of composting, anaerobic digestion, dehydration, protein farming, and landfilling.

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06 Sep 2024
Minchinbury odours
We are aware that the community experiences odours around the Minchinbury and Eastern Creek areas from time to time.

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05 Sep 2024
Receiving facilities’ tracking responsibilities
Receiving facilities are businesses such as landfills, transfer stations or treatment plants that receive, process or store waste. They are responsible for ensuring that hazardous waste is tracked and received in accordance with Part 4 of the POEO (Waste) Regulation 2014.
