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We are seeking feedback from community, industry, business and all interested stakeholders on our proposed actions and timeframes to address unnecessary and problematic plastics.

The biggest changes to environment protection legislation in more than three decades commenced on 3 April. There are now higher penalties and stronger regulatory action for those who do the wrong thing.

NSW recyclers achieved an incredible environmental milestone on 15 September, celebrating a staggering 10 billion bottles and cans recycled through the Return and Earn scheme since it launched in December 2017.

Councils and public land managers can now share in $2 million in funding to help tackle the ongoing clean-up of flood waste in areas affected by the extreme weather events of last year.

Have your say to inform development of national controls for PFAS chemicals

An updated Noise Guide for Local Government is now available to help councils manage common neighbourhood noise issues.

Community, environment and industry representatives now have until 10 February 2023 to nominate to join the Upper Hunter Air Quality Advisory Committee.

We are working with industry to decarbonise and build greater preparedness and resilience to climate change risks through our Climate Change Policy and Action Plan, released earlier this year.

The NSW Environment Protection Authority is making good progress in the first year of actions from our landmark Climate Change Policy and Action Plan

The EPA has acted on community concerns about giant trees in Doubleduke State Forest on Bundjalung Country near Grafton, leading the Forestry Corporation of NSW (FCNSW) to voluntarily suspend tree harvesting there.