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A comprehensive study has found reassuring results for Lake Macquarie after assessing its environmental health.
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.
The NSW Government is working to ensure we continue to provide safe drinking water to the people of NSW.
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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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Hunter Valley wineries and hospitality businesses are winding down their food and organics waste pioneering sustainability in the region, thanks to funding from the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA).
The EPA is removing a significant build-up of hazardous and man-made debris in Ghinni Ghinni Creek following severe weather earlier this year.
The EPA welcomes the agreed national ban on three per and poly fluoroalkyl substances - PFOA, PFOS and PFHxS - that has come in to effect this week.