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Treated timber contains chemicals that can be harmful to the environment, your health or your children’s health. It should be safely disposed of, and never burnt or buried.

Learn about the different forms of asbestos, where you might find it, how you can identify it, how be safe around it and what you have to do when disposing of it.

NSW waste facilities that accept household asbestos from the public are listed on this page by region. Always phone the landfill you plan to visit in advance to ensure they accept household asbestos waste.

The NSW EPA has conducted research in order to understand how to increase safe and legal behaviour towards asbestos. By understanding the behaviours towards asbestos management and disposal you can be better informed and make better decisions when designing your own strategies or programs.

It might be in old coats of paint, dust, or even your soil – and it’s especially dangerous to children. The Stay Safe from Lingering Lead Campaign helps with understanding and dealing with lead in your home or workplace.

Illegal dumping is wrong, and often dangerous. Here’s what we’re doing to stop illegal dumping, and our research into this antisocial behaviour.

You, your council, or your local group may be eligible to apply for funding to tackle illegal dumping.

Learn about the resources available to support your campaign against illegal dumping, and about the dangers of free-fill.

We all want clean streets, bushland and roadsides, free from dumped waste. Councils, government agencies, community groups, local aboriginal lands councils and charitable recyclers can all run great projects to prevent illegal dumping.