Tomago concrete company fined for ignoring EPA orders
The EPA has fined Recycled Concrete Products Pty Ltd $30,000 after the company breached a Prevention Notice requiring it to cease accepting waste.
Safer battery handling & disposal one step closer in NSW
Ground breaking regulations to address dangerous battery handling and disposal are now open for community and industry feedback.
Smithfield company fined for continued illegal tyre storage
D & N Rubber has been fined $30,000 for the second time this year after allegedly stockpiling around 90 tonnes of waste tyres at its Smithfield site without the required licence.
From plate to paddock: oyster shells to be reused on land under new rules
Oyster shells will get a second life thanks to new rules allowing oyster shell waste to be safely reused on agricultural land in New South Wales.
EPA investigation update: Liverpool asbestos
The EPA investigation into asbestos fragments found at two Liverpool City Council sites in August in 2025 has found that fragments are unlikely to have come from recovered fines material.
EPA statement on proposed organisational change
Statement from Tony Chappel, CEO NSW Environment Protection Authority
First ever waste plan to tackle the NSW rubbish crisis
The NSW Government has unveiled the first part of its infrastructure plan to prevent a waste crisis in NSW. This plan also incorporates updated settings on Energy from Waste, following the recent review.
NSW blitzes litter targets
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.
FOGO mandates custom exemption application form
This exemption form is only applicable to entities who must comply with the FOGO mandates.
Debris balls investigation update
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.