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The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is launching a month-long initiative designed to help households across the state reduce the amount of food they waste.

Discover the EPA's programs and initiatives designed to increase recycling and reduce waste in NSW.

The NSW Government is undertaking a Broadscale Microplastic Assessment (BMA) of 120 estuaries to provide a baseline dataset for surface water microplastic contamination.

The EPA, in collaboration with the Queensland Department of Environment, Science and Innovation (DESI), is delivering a new Integrated Waste Tracking Solution (IWTS).

The Operations Committee advises the EPA on the operation and the performance of the Hunter River Salinity Trading Scheme.

The Operations Committee advises the EPA on the operation and the performance of the Hunter River Salinity Trading Scheme. The Operations Committee typically meets twice a year in six-month intervals and often reviews scheme documentation presented at these meetings.

The transport of waste may present a risk to human health and the environment. Waste transporters, generators and receivers are required to comply with the Protection of the Environment Operations (Waste) Regulation 2014 to ensure waste is appropriately transported to a place that can lawfully receive the waste.

Asbestos transporters and facilities receiving asbestos waste transported inside NSW weighing 100 kilograms or more, or consisting of 10 square metres or more of asbestos sheeting in one load must track and report this waste to the EPA using the Integrated Waste Tracking Solution (IWTS).

Consignors, transporters and receivers of tyre waste transported inside NSW weighing 200 kilograms or more, or consisting of 20 or more tyres in one load must track and report this waste to the EPA using the Integrated Waste Tracking Solution (IWTS).

Consignors, transporters and waste facilities transporting and accepting more than certain quantities of waste tyres or asbestos waste within NSW must track this waste.