Coffs Harbour compliance blitz shows no evidence of banned pesticides use
A recent compliance blitz focusing on intensive horticulture operations in the Coffs Harbour and Nambucca regions has found no evidence of banned or off-label pesticide use.
Give the gift of less food waste: NSW encouraged to cut food waste as Australia faces $37 billion bill
The NSW EPA is encouraging households to make this the year they keep their festive feasts fresh, cool and waste free to save money and ease pressure on the state’s growing waste crisis.
Cadia to pay more than $300,000 for rural dust monitoring network
The EPA has entered into a legally binding Enforceable Undertaking (EU) with Cadia Holdings Pty Ltd, owners and operators of Cadia Gold Mine, worth over $320,000.
Waste levy rates for 2026-27
The NSW Government has announced waste levy rates will not rise above the Consumer Price Index in the 2026–27 financial year.
EPA issues fine for falsified waste records
Ferrycarrig Construction has been fined after a NSW EPA investigation found the company supplied dozens of falsified waste dockets relating to works at the Sydney Metro Waterloo construction site.
New Year Cheer: 15 billion containers recycled in Return and Earn milestone
NSW recyclers have benefited from $1.5 billion in refunds by returning a record 15 billion containers through Return and Earn.
$60,000 penalty to Forestry Corp NSW for Mogo State Forest water pollution
Forestry Corp NSW has been issued with two penalty notices in relation to water pollution concerns in Mogo State Forest.
Climate change
Learn about the causes and consequences of climate change, the NSW Government’s response, and how the EPA is strengthening its approaches.