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Primo Foods must pay $150,000 towards community projects in a legally binding Enforceable Undertaking with the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) after wastewater from its Western Sydney facility allegedly polluted the Cooks River.

It has been 20 years since asbestos was banned in Australia and the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is urging the public to increase vigilance to avoid asbestos exposure.

Cigarette butts and takeaway containers are some of the litter items being targeted as part of $2 million in successful grants provided by the NSW Government to tackle litter across the state.

The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has successfully prosecuted a company and two individuals in the Land and Environment Court, fining them more than $730,000 in total for the unlawful disposal of waste and supply of false or misleading information about that waste.

Information about the requirements for dangerous goods vehicle maintenance.

Following emergencies and disasters, communities may require assistance to remove or clean up waste or debris so they can begin to rebuild. In these extraordinary circumstances, the NSW Government may provide assistance.

Forestry Corporation of NSW must pay $500,000 towards four environmental projects in a legally binding Enforceable Undertaking with the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) following the alleged illegal harvesting of 17 protected trees in Coopernook State Forest on the NSW mid-North Coast.

New incentives are on offer in NSW workplaces to reduce waste, increase recycling, and improve the bottom line thanks to a $6 million rebate initiative over the next three years.

A local Albury business which processes and recycles rubber tyres has been fined for illegally storing over 28,000 tyres and putting the environment at risk.

November 13-19 is Planet Ark’s National Recycling Week and it’s a great time to celebrate NSW’s recycling achievements and look at our priorities for the future.