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We're working closely with councils across the NSW East Coast to help communities prepare for and undertake waste clean-up in the wake of the severe weather and flooding.
Have your say on the draft NSW Waste and Circular Infrastructure Plan by 25 June.
Public consultation on the draft Protection from Harmful Radiation Regulation 2025 is now open until 5pm Tuesday 10 June 2025.
The NSW Government is working to ensure we continue to provide safe drinking water to the people of NSW.
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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.
NSW has a statewide mandate for Food Organics and Garden Organics (FOGO) recycling, to reduce food waste and stop food waste going to landfill.
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The EPA has issued a Clean-up Notice to 3M Australia Pty Ltd after PFAS chemicals were detected at Brogans Creek Quarry in the State's Central West.
The EPA has issued a prevention notice to Verde Terra Pty Ltd, operator of Mangrove Mountain Landfill, requiring a detailed leachate study after elevated levels of ammonia were detected onsite.
The operator of a South Coast caravan park has been fined after discharging untreated sewage into the local creek.