The NSW Plastics: The Way Forward action plan outlines possible steps to further reduce the impact of plastic litter and create a cleaner, safer and more sustainable environment. Most of the proposals bring NSW into line with other jurisdictions which have …
During heavy rain in April around 30 tonnes of coal was discharged from the premises, impacting private properties downstream of the site. The EPA's investigation found that Wollongong Resources breached their licence after failing to maintain drains …
The statutory five-yearly review, which received over 90 submissions, is the next step in the EPA’s ongoing work with the local community to address concerns about emissions from the mine. NSW EPA Executive Director Operations Jason Gordon thanked the …
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EPA CEO, Tony Chappel, said it’s an important opportunity to ensure licences are operating as intended, to protect the health of the community and environment. “We’re committed to ensuring all mines in NSW are operating environmentally responsibly, and to …
Led by the EPA’s Love Food Hate Waste team, the free online Love Food Challenge aims to empower individuals with the skills and knowledge needed to prevent unnecessary food waste. Research shows that NSW households are inadvertently one of the major …
Mr Chappel's address highlighted the power of collaborating to find solutions to complex issues like creating a circular economy for batteries and safe disposal pathways. Mr Chappel said we’re looking at the issue from battery design to manufacturing …
Coke ovens are heating chambers used to turn coal into coke for the ironmaking process. The incident occurred during a control system software update, which compromised the system. As a result, a significant amount of coke oven gas was released for a …
On 1 July, 1999 the framework for environmental protection in NSW was transformed when several pieces of legislation covering the regulation of air, noise, water and waste pollution were integrated. A landmark day for environmental law in Australia, the …
As a result, a record $3.6 million in court-imposed fines and penalties were handed down. Licence breaches were the most common offence, closely followed by water and land pollution incidents. The Land and Environment Court of NSW dealt with 62% of …
$3.6 million has been awarded to 16 projects focusing on reducing litter in every part of our environment and in a variety of locations, from Sydney Airport and inner-city suburbs such as Marrickville, to regional cities such as Bathurst and Maitland. …
FCNSW plead guilty to two offences in the Land and Environment Court today after it failed to identify two environmentally significant areas on its operational map, resulting in 53 eucalypt trees being cut down in one of those areas. These illegal …
The EPA understands that part of Mr Child’s role was to test potential development sites and then make environmental assessments for clients as part of development applications to local councils. We seized more than 10,000 pieces of data and have finished …
Universities and government research institutions across the state are invited to apply for $1.25 million in grants under the Plastics Research Program (PRP), aimed at driving scientific studies and filling knowledge gaps. This new initiative seeks to …
The funding has been awarded to organisations that can make the most impact to reduce the 1.7 million tonnes of food that is wasted each year in NSW. By reducing food waste, we can support people facing food insecurity while reducing our greenhouse gas …
On 13 July 2023, a malfunction in a valve of a holding tank caused by a build-up of scale resulted in an overflow of tailings wastewater into a nearby sediment dam. Tailings wastewater is a by-product from gold processing operations containing pollutants …
23 July 2024 Over 3,000 tonnes of illegally dumped waste tyres, which is equivalent to more than 70 B-double truckloads, have been cleaned up from a property near Albury Airport, after the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) last year secured a …
Mr Mohamad Bader was fined in Campbelltown Court after ignoring a clean-up notice involving the removal and correct disposal of asbestos contaminated waste. NSW EPA Executive Director Regulatory Practice and Services, Stephen Beaman said the EPA’s …
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has awarded almost $1.9 million worth of grants in the latest round to help fund 10 projects across 25 local government areas. NSW EPA Executive Director Programs & Innovation Alexandra Geddes said it will …
During a routine inspection of the facility in April this year, EPA officers observed a large amount of leachate collecting on compost pads. Further inspection revealed that the drain designed to transfer leachate from the pads to the treatment dam was …
