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Published on: 10 Dec 2024
The NSW Government will take further action in 2025 to tackle the growing risk of battery-related fires, by requiring battery suppliers to participate...
Ministerial
Regulation
Waste
Small batteries
Published on: 25 Nov 2024
The NSW Government is warning consumers about the potential dangers of buying poor quality lithium-ion battery powered products as gifts this holiday ...
Ministerial
Waste
Recycling and reuse
Small batteries
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...
Ministerial
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