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A new study has found there has been a marked reduction in the number of NSW residents and businesses illegally dumping waste compared to six years ago.

Carolyn Walsh has been appointed to the role as Chair of the Board of the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) for a five-year term.

A Dapto man has been fined $30,000 by the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) for allegedly dumping asbestos in bushland off Mt Keira Rd, near Wollongong, and failing to follow legal directions...

A radiographer and a medical diagnostic imaging company were fined for using a portable X-ray device on elderly patients across Sydney without a licence.

The NSW EPA's 2025 Bust the Dust campaign found Hunter mines are suppressing dust and minimising impacts on local air quality.

The NSW Government has announced waste levy rates will not rise above the Consumer Price Index in the 2026–27 financial year.

The NSW Government is taking further action to reduce plastic waste, announcing the next phase of single-use and problematic plastic phase-outs.

In exciting news for the environment, NSW has reduced its plastic litter in the environment by 45% - the equivalent of 2,000 buses filled with plastic rubbish. This means NSW has blitzed past the...

The NSW Government has unveiled the first part of its infrastructure plan to prevent a waste crisis in NSW. This plan also incorporates updated settings on Energy from Waste, following the recent...

Ground breaking regulations to address dangerous battery handling and disposal are now open for community and industry feedback.

The NSW Environment Protection Authority has been working closely with NSW Maritime, Randwick City Council, and scientists to determine the origin of thousands of black balls that washed up on Eastern...