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30 Nov 2023
E-RAMP risk assessment tool for small waste facilities
Small waste facilities play an important role in local waste management. Operators (mainly local councils) manage the facilities and provide an essential service, often with limited budget and resources. The E-RAMP tool helps these operators make general management decisions and improve their facilities' environmental performance by undertaking a risk assessment on operational small waste facilities.



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29 Nov 2023
Cadia Holdings pleads guilty to dust emissions offences
Newmont Mining’s (formerly Newcrest Mining’s) Cadia Holdings Pty Ltd (Cadia) has pleaded guilty to two offences in a NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) prosecution commenced in October this year.

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28 Nov 2023
EPA pesticides campaign underway in Northwest slopes
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) will be in regional NSW this week as part of an education and compliance campaign for the safe use of pesticides.
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27 Nov 2023
Water testing at Turon River shows no risk to swimmers from Sunny Corner mine
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has completed water sampling in locations downstream of the old Sunny Corner mine near Lithgow and found no evidence pollution from the mine is impacting swimmers and recreational users on the Turon River.

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24 Nov 2023
Primo to pay $150,000 after Cooks River discharge
Primo Foods must pay $150,000 towards community projects in a legally binding Enforceable Undertaking with the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) after wastewater from its Western Sydney facility allegedly polluted the Cooks River.

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23 Nov 2023
National Asbestos Awareness Week a crucial reminder for vigilance around toxic material
It has been 20 years since asbestos was banned in Australia and the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is urging the public to increase vigilance to avoid asbestos exposure.

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23 Nov 2023
Litter prevention efforts elevated thanks to $2m in grants
Cigarette butts and takeaway containers are some of the litter items being targeted as part of $2 million in successful grants provided by the NSW Government to tackle litter across the state.

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21 Nov 2023
Court orders $730k in fines for Luddenham waste crimes
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has successfully prosecuted a company and two individuals in the Land and Environment Court, fining them more than $730,000 in total for the unlawful disposal of waste and supply of false or misleading information about that waste.
