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Latest EPA Media Releases
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Return and Earn reaches four billion containers returned
Environment Minister Matt Kean today congratulated communities across New South Wales for making the Return and Earn program a success with over four billion containers recycled through the scheme.
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Caustic soda discharge costs Lithgow City Council $543,000 after EPA action
Lithgow City Council has entered into an Enforceable Undertaking with the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) to improve its environmental performance after up to 13,000 litres of highly corrosive caustic soda escaped from a sewage treatment plant.
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Landowners warned to fence vacant land to stop illegal dumping
OWNERS of vacant land in south west Sydney and other new land release areas are being urged to fence their blocks to stop asbestos and other waste being dumped on their properties by illegal dumpers.
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Community clean-up provides local jobs while restoring bush and waterways
A new clean-up plan to remove illegally dumped rubbish from bushland near the Nambucca River will employ eight residents and create a better environment for the local community and wildlife.
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EPA fines BlueScope Steel for exceeding air quality limit
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has fined BlueScope Steel Limited $30,000 for allegedly failing to comply with dioxin air emission limits on six occasions in March and April 2020
Latest Ministerial media releases
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Return and Earn reaches four billion containers returned
Environment Minister Matt Kean today congratulated communities across New South Wales for making the Return and Earn program a success with over four billion containers recycled through the scheme.
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Smoke the smoke - 10 top tips to reduce wood smoke this winter
People with wood burning heaters are being encouraged to take 10 simple steps to reduce smoke while staying toasty this winter.
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Octogenarian Eco-Warrior wins 2020 NSW Environmental Citizen of the Year State Award
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Campaign to stop sediment runoff as building and home renovations increase
The Get the Site Right campaign in June will increase awareness of the dangers of runoff from building sites impacting the environment and encourage developers, builders and home renovators to implement appropriate erosion and sediment controls.
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Home can be an asbestos hot spot
The NSW Government has released an awareness campaign to remind DIY enthusiasts to plan, prepare and check for asbestos if they are renovating an old home.
Latest news items
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From the Chair and CEO
In January, we welcomed the Hon Gabrielle Upton as the new Minister for the Environment, Minister for Local Government and Minister for Heritage. Minister Upton is the Member for Vaucluse. In this edition we cover Minister Upton’s launch of the Hey Tosser! Autumn campaign, including the launch of 40 GPS-tracked bottles across the state’s waterways, to raise awareness of litter impacts.
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Helping a small community when their water supply was affected by a petrol leak
A leak from an underground fuel tank at the local store into the town’s groundwater supply in February last year has meant residents in the small community of Woolomin, north of Tamworth, have had to make significant changes to their home water use.
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Stakeholder Profile - Dirtgirl
It’s not often that we meet a stakeholder whose best friend is a garden gnome, but that’s dirtgirl.
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From the Chair and CEO
Welcome to our final edition of EPA Connect for 2016. It’s been a busy couple of months since our last newsletter with some major initiatives and campaigns underway.
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Tracking for change - Hey Tosser! takes to the water
From the Murrumbidgee to the Hunter, Parramatta River to Lake Illawarra, the Hey Tosser! branded bottles are being tracked and updates shared daily on social media to raise awareness about the distance litter travels.