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Published on: 17 Oct 2025
Oyster shells will get a second life thanks to new rules allowing oyster shell waste to be safely reused on agricultural land in New South Wales.
EPA
Recycling and reuse
Pile of oyster shells. Credit: Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development
Published on: 16 Oct 2025
Ground breaking regulations to address dangerous battery handling and disposal are now open for community and industry feedback.
Ministerial
Waste
Small batteries
Published on: 16 Oct 2025
D & N Rubber has been fined $30,000 for the second time this year after allegedly stockpiling around 90 tonnes of waste tyres at its Smithfield si...
Fine
Licensing
D & N Rubber waste tyres
Published on: 14 Oct 2025
The EPA is inviting councils, industry and the public to have their say on updated landfill guidelines to better protect the environment and local com...
EPA
Waste
Landfill with bulldozer and compactor
Published on: 14 Oct 2025
The EPA has fined Recycled Concrete Products Pty Ltd $30,000 after the company breached a Prevention Notice requiring it to cease accepting waste.
Recycling and reuse
Hunter and Central Coast
Licensing
Recycled Concrete Products facility
Published on: 10 Oct 2025
An update on the EPA's investigation into low frequency noise in Rydalmere.
EPA
Noise
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Published on: 03 Oct 2025
The NSW Government has confirmed there is no evidence that blueberries from Northern NSW are unsafe to eat following a review by the NSW Food Authorit...
Pesticides
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Published on: 01 Oct 2025
Central Coast Council has been fined $30,000 by the EPA after it allegedly discharged over 140,000 litres of sewage into a swampy area near the Toukle...
Hunter and Central Coast
Water
Pollution
Central Coast Council penalty notice
Published on: 26 Sep 2025
A long-term air quality monitoring program in the Cadia region has concluded, with results over a 22-month period showing consistently good air qualit...
Central West, Far West and Orana
Air
Countryside between Dubbo and Newcastle with farmland and hills. Credit: Peter Robey/DCCEEW