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Public consultation on the review of Sydney Water’s environment protection licences is now open until 5pm Thursday 12 June 2025.
The NSW Government is working to ensure we continue to provide safe drinking water to the people of NSW.
Summary of recent regulatory, policy and legislative updates. Listed with most recent update first.
Safe disposal of embedded batteries, including vapes, is under new trial. Find where to recycle them.
We are seeking feedback on the energy from waste options paper until 5pm Friday 16 May 2025.
NSW has a statewide mandate for Food Organics and Garden Organics (FOGO) recycling, to reduce food waste and stop food waste going to landfill.
Read updates on environmental issues we are managing.
We are working closely with councils in Northern NSW to help communities prepare for and undertake waste clean-up following ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred.
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See all media releasesThe EPA has fine Morello Earthmoving $30,000 for illegally burying waste.
The first phase of a complex remediation process is underway at the former Lake Munmorah Power Station on the Central Coast.
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has commenced public consultation on its statutory five-yearly review of the licences for Sydney Water’s 23 sewage treatment systems across Greater Sydney and the Illawarra.