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We have launched new grants for Local Aboriginal Land Councils to help them lead waste management and sustainability projects. The grants are being co-delivered with NSW Aboriginal Land Council. Expressions of interest are open now.
From 1 July 2026 businesses must separate food waste from general waste. Get your business ready.
Never bin a battery. One battery in a bin can spark a fire. Find a safe place to drop off your used batteries.
The NSW Government is working to ensure we continue to provide safe drinking water to the people of NSW.
We are involved in many environmental matters that interest communities across NSW.
A new study has found there has been a marked reduction in the number of NSW residents and businesses illegally dumping waste compared to six years ago, but that the issue remains costly and damaging for communities, councils and the environment.
The Broadscale Microplastic Assessment (BMA) is Australia's first large-scale study of microplastic contamination, covering 120 coastal waterways in NSW.
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The NSW EPA has completed initial PFAS residential bore testing in Narromine as part of the EPA’s voluntary opt-in Bore Water Screening Program that supports local councils.
A six-month sampling program has confirmed PFAS levels are below the latest ecological and recreational guidelines in the Central Coast’s Tuggerah Lakes catchment.
Woolworths Group and H2coco have been ordered to stop supplying two products after the NSW EPA found they were using banned plastic straws attached to poppers.