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A guide to understanding the laws about chemicals, licences, and Chemical Control Orders.

National chemical management schemes and international agreements support the framework for regulating potentially harmful chemicals in NSW.

Chemical control orders (CCOs) create extra rules and restrictions for chemicals and chemical wastes that are particularly hazardous.

Six Chemical Control Orders (CCOs) are in place in NSW for managing chemicals and chemical wastes that require extra regulation.

Dry cleaners have legal responsibilities to protect their staff and the environment from Perchloroethylene (PERC), a suspected cancer-causing chemical.

How to safely use, store, and dispose of dangerous household chemicals, and the hazardous substances like asbestos you may encounter during home renovations.

How to report land contamination to us, the legal consequences of contaminating land or not cleaning it up, and who is responsible for looking after contaminated land.

Landowners and parties responsible for land contamination must report the contamination to the EPA.

The EPA ensures those responsible for managing and remediating contaminated land comply with their legal obligations to improve environmental and human health outcomes.