News
18 Jul 2023
$60 million in grants to transform plastics recycling
NSW businesses are being encouraged to apply for a grant under a new $60 million national program to transform plastic waste into valuable products.
News
21 Jul 2023
Sydney man to pay over $200,000 for asbestos waste offences
A Sydney man has been convicted and fined $189,000 for the transport of almost 1400 trucks loads of construction waste, including asbestos, to a premises he managed in Arcadia, a semi-rural suburb in northern Sydney.
News
21 Jul 2023
Update: Tumut odour source identified
After a thorough inspection of numerous licensed premises within the Tumut region, the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has identified the source of recent odours as coming from a Waste Management Facility on Killarney Road, Gilmore.
News
24 Jul 2023
$1.3 million to fight illegal dumping
Fourteen councils, two joint organisations of councils and two NSW National Parks state conservation areas will share in more than $1.3 million to combat illegal dumping thanks to new grants from the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA).
News
24 Jul 2023
Redcycle clean up reaches milestone
Coles and Woolworths have met their immediate obligations under the Clean-up Notices issued by the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) with more than 5000 tonnes of soft plastics moved to safe storage.
News
28 Jul 2023
Update: Cadia Valley water sampling
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has completed water testing for more than 85 properties in the Cadia Valley to test for the presence of metals.
News
05 Aug 2023
Battery safety to prevent fires
The NSW Minns Government is urging households to use, store and dispose of batteries safely to combat the surge in house, garbage truck and waste facility fires. The Government is raising awareness of how to prevent these potentially deadly fires and save lives.
News
08 Aug 2023
EPA issues Metropolitan Collieries Clean-Up Notice for landslip
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has issued a Clean-Up Notice to Metropolitan Collieries Pty Ltd in response to a landslip that occurred on Sunday at the colliery in Helensburgh, impacting Camp Gully Creek.
News
10 Aug 2023
EPA issues two penalty notices to Veolia for waste offences
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has issued two penalty notices to Veolia Environmental Services (Australia) Pty Ltd totalling $30,000. The fines follow the alleged detection of waste leaking from containers onto a public road during transport between the Crisps Creek Intermodal Facility and Woodlawn Landfill, Tarago.
News
10 Aug 2023
Measures in place to stop Tumut odour issue
In response to the recent ongoing odour issue impacting residents in Tumut and Gilmore, the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has issued a prevention notice and is requiring Tumut Waste Pty Ltd to restrict the volume and types of waste that can be accepted at its Bellettes Landfill.