A new $10 million fund, Local Government Waste Solutions (LGWS), is encouraging NSW councils and regional waste groups to develop innovative projects to reduce waste and support the transition to a circular economy.
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has released its historic Climate Change Policy and Action Plan 2023-26, outlining a bold set of actions that will help NSW reach net-zero emissions by 2050.
Up to half of the waste created every week by almost 290,000 households in NSW will be kept out of landfill thanks to $6.2 million in funding from the NSW Liberal and Nationals Government.
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has issued a Clean-Up Notice to Cleanaway Pty Ltd to monitor the environmental impacts of a water pollution incident that occurred at Flat Rock Creek on 5 December 2022.
A company has been convicted and fined $320,000 in the Land and Environment Court for failing to comply with a contaminated land Management Order issued by the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) in relation to a petrol station in Kanwal on the Central Coast.
Up to half of the waste created every week by almost 290,000 households in NSW will be kept out of landfill thanks to $6.2 million in funding from the NSW Liberal and Nationals Government.
Students across NSW are getting in on action to reduce waste and cut down reliance on single-use plastics as part of a new program educating students on sustainability.
NSW businesses are being supported to reduce their waste, reduce emissions and transition to a circular economy, with $6 million available in grants through the new Bin Trim Networks program.
Return and Earn is celebrating five years of its wildly popular recycling scheme, with the people of NSW returning more than eight billion containers and reducing drink container litter volume by 52 per cent since it was introduced by the NSW Government in 2017.
With National Recycling Week underway, the NSW Government has revealed it is increasing the State’s recycling capacity by 3.2 million tonnes, which is equivalent to a staggering 120,000 semi-trailers stretched end-to-end from Sydney to Cairns.
Community, environment and industry representatives now have until 10 February 2023 to nominate to join the Upper Hunter Air Quality Advisory Committee.
An updated Noise Guide for Local Government is now available to help councils manage common neighbourhood noise issues.
Recycling in NSW has reached a significant milestone with the 100th Community Recycling Centre now officially opened at Camden in South-West Sydney.
Severe weather events and flooding continue to challenge our communities with a new focus on Central Western NSW while the clean-up in Northern NSW continues.