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19 Aug 2024
Recycling and reuse in NSW
Discover the EPA's programs and initiatives designed to increase recycling and reduce waste in NSW.
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12 Dec 2018
Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Strategy
Reducing waste generation and keeping materials circulating within the economy are priorities for NSW. To meet this challenge, the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) prepares a new Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery (WARR) Strategy every five years.
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20 Oct 2022
The waste hierarchy
The waste hierarchy is a set of priorities for the efficient use of resources; this underpins the objectives of the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Act 2001.
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15 Oct 2025
Product stewardship schemes
NSW, and all other Australian jurisdictions, are working towards nationally aligned product stewardship schemes.
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27 Aug 2021
E-waste
The NSW Government supports the National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme.
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24 Apr 2025
Packaging stewardship
Brand owners have obligations to manage the environmental impacts of packaging waste.