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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 state’s target of 30% reduction on 2019 litter levels.

NSW has a statewide mandate for Food Organics and Garden Organics (FOGO) recycling, to reduce food waste and stop food waste going to landfill.

The EPA is partnering with Infrastructure NSW to develop a landmark Protection of the Environment Policy (PEP) for Sustainable Construction. The goal is to foster low-carbon design and construction and increase the use of recycled materials in NSW public infrastructure projects.

This report details the findings from the NSW Key Littered Items Study for 2024–25.

The graphs in this section show the composition of litter density data recorded by the study in 2024–25, reported as the number of items per 1000m².

The graphs in this section show the composition of litter volume data recorded by the study in 2024–25, reported as the number of litres per 1000m².

The Key Littered Items Study has tracked changes in beverage container litter since the 2017 introduction of the Container Deposit Scheme (CDS).

The Key Littered Items Study monitoring sites are in mangroves in urban estuaries.

Information about generic exemptions and custom exemptions from the Food Organics and Garden Organics (FOGO) Mandates

Sydney Water's Malabar Wastewater Treatment System has been identified as the likely source of debris balls that washed up on NSW beaches between October 2024 and February 2025.