Plastics news and media releases
Catch up with the latest news on plastics
The Minns Labor Government has passed reforms to reduce plastic waste, make more products recyclable and help keep harmful plastics out of our waterways.
Major beauty retailers including Mecca and Sephora are among eight businesses ordered to stop supplying products containing plastic microbeads that were banned almost four years ago.
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.
An Australian-first microplastic assessment has identified the state's most contaminated waterways.
Plastics that pollute our waterways, litter our parks and neighbourhoods, and contaminate our recycling efforts are set to be phased out.
The NSW EPA has completed an unannounced compliance campaign targeting plastic feedstock loss in partnership with local Sydney councils.
The NSW Government is taking further action to reduce plastic waste, announcing the next phase of single-use and problematic plastic phase-outs.
Beauty brands alleged to have supplied personal care products containing plastic microbeads have been ordered to stop breaching the state's plastic bans.
Coles and Woolworths have removed 4,000 tonnes of stockpiled soft plastics from 15 sites across NSW, fulfilling EPA Clean-Up Notices.
Three pioneering projects have been awarded $1.25 million by the NSW Government to tackle plastic pollution through innovative and impactful solutions.