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    Reporting litter offenders is easier and Rocky agrees

    Our flagship Tosser! anti-litter campaign has a new focus on marine litter and you can help by reporting litter offenders with our new-easy-to-use online system.

    Hey Tosser poster, man with litter attached to his head and shirt

    Don't be a Tosser! is the EPA's largest behaviour change program

    We have listened to your feedback and have redesigned our online reporting system so that if you witness someone littering from a vehicle, you can more easily report them to the EPA and they could be fined $250.

    Join our 57,000 reporters and sign up today to Report a Tosser and stop roadside litter!

    How to report

    • Use the EPA's online reporting system Report to EPA
    • When you witness someone littering from a vehicle, you can now report the details in any order so you don’t forget.
    • You don’t need to remember another password. The application uses SMS verification instead. 
    • If you get distracted when reporting, you can always save and continue your report later.
    • You can check out your reporting history at any time and see what the EPA has done with your reports. 
    • You will also get an email from the EPA every step of the way so that you are kept informed about each report.

    Join our 57,000 reporters and sign up today to Report a Tosser and stop roadside litter!

    Something to sing about

    still from the animated marine litter video - a man holding a disposable coffee cup in a bus shelter

    Rocky Lobster sings for a clean marine environment

    Watch Rocky Lobster’s Tosser! Marine campaign video

    There is no doubt our Tosser! campaign is achieving its objectives of less litter. Now in its seventh year, it’s the EPA’s largest behaviour change program. You can see and hear the ads right now on tv and radio, social media and supported partnerships.

    In response to the growth of litter in our waterways and oceans and its detrimental effect on marine life, we launched an exciting new marine litter campaign in early March, starring Rocky Lobster.

    Many marine animals are injured by debris from everyday items such as straws, plastic bags and cigarette butts. Research shows that over 90% of litter found in the marine environment is plastic and this is a big issue with the community. More than 16,000 submissions for the NSW Plastics Plan consultation in 2020 indicated the community wants more done to prevent the impact of plastic on the environment.

    See where 195 million drink containers went this summer

     

    Articles in this issue

    • From the CEO
    • Waste strategy and Plastics Plan released
    • EPA is launching a new Regulatory Strategy
    • We hear you at the Hub
    • Severe weather? Be prepared.
    • Mouse outbreak! Pesticide warning.
    • EPA on the road listening to councils and licensees
    • Snowy 2.0 for a safe and sustainable environment
    • The EPA nose knows on odour issues
    • Around the regions
    • Reporting litter offenders is easier and Rocky agrees
    • News Round
    • EPA action deters environmental offenders
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