NSW steps up food business recycling with new rules
The NSW EPA has launched a major campaign to help businesses prepare for upcoming food waste recycling requirements, with the first phase of the mandates coming in from July 2026.
Exemptions from the FOGO mandates
Information about generic exemptions and custom exemptions to the NSW Government Food Organics and Garden Organics (FOGO) Mandates
Recycling trial expands to combat battery fires
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA)’s successful embedded batteries trial is expanding to another 13 locations across the state, allowing more communities to safely dispose of and recycle items with built-in batteries for free.
Rix's Creek Coal Mine fined for water pollution incident
The EPA has fined Rix's Creek Pty Limited $30,000 following the discharge of saline groundwater from historical underground workings at its coal mine near Singelton.
PFAS ambient testing program underway in Tuggerah Lakes
A six-month PFAS ambient surface water sampling program is now underway at Tuggerah Lakes on the Central Coast to help determine the distribution concentration of any PFAS in the catchment.
Standard recycling signs: containers
Recycling signs for cans, glass, liquid paperboard and plastic containers.
Standard recycling signs: Miscellaneous
Signs that feature the Moebius triangle, blanks, individual graphics.
Standard recycling signs: Construction, demolition, offices and away from home
Standard recycling signs for construction, demolition and office workplaces