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Published on: 01 Nov 2024
The Minns Labor Government is taking action to ensure Sydney doesn’t run out of landfill space after a decade of inaction by previous governments has ...
Ministerial
Waste
Compactor machine on landfill
Published on: 26 Sep 2024
The Minns Labor Government has launched a new trial to help households dispose of problematic embedded batteries found in wireless household products,...
Ministerial
Waste
Recycling and reuse
Embedded batteries in used vapes
Published on: 09 Sep 2024
The NSW Government is seeking community and industry feedback on new proposals to tackle problematic plastic waste, promote more reusable and recyclab...
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Plastics
Waste
Turtle with single-use plastic bag in its mouth
Published on: 03 Aug 2024
The Minns Labor Government promised a tougher environmental watchdog and is delivering with the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) taking on 7...
Ministerial
Prosecution
Port Botany at twilight
Published on: 02 Aug 2024
The Minns Labor Government is tackling illegal dumping and litter head on by rolling out more than $4 million to help councils, businesses, community ...
Ministerial
Illegal dumping
Litter
Published on: 24 Jul 2024
The Minns Labor Government is helping businesses and food rescue organisations tackle food waste with $4.6 million in new grants to save more edible f...
Ministerial
Waste
Recycling and reuse
Food waste from markets in large skip bin
Published on: 21 Jun 2024
At the Environment Ministers’ Meeting in Sydney today, Ministers agreed to take urgent action to help prevent potentially deadly battery fires.
Waste
Ministerial
Small batteries
Published on: 13 Jun 2024
The Minns Labor Government is helping communities rebuild and recover from heavy rainfall and flooding by waiving the waste levy in affected areas.
Waste
Ministerial
44 gallon drums in flood waters, Central West NSW
Published on: 13 May 2024
Return and Earn has today announced its latest state-wide charity partnership with Little Wings, a free flight and ground transport service for seriou...
Recycling and reuse
Ministerial
Child inserting  can into a Return and Earn reverse vending machine