New South Wales News

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Reform of Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management in NSW: Comment sought

NSW EPA is seeking input on the draft Environmental Legislation Amendment (Hazardous Chemicals) Bill 2023 – one of the first…[Read More]

Guideline on offsetting requirements for electricity firming infrastructure

NSW EPA has released a new Guideline on offsetting requirements for electricity firming infrastructure  that outlines the role of NSW…[Read More]

Trial of smart metres in parts of NSW

The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) has approved a ‘sandboxing’ trial of 5,600 smart meters in parts of Greater Western Sydney,…[Read More]

Review of Code of practice for safe use of synthetic mineral fibres: Comment sought

SafeWork NSW is reviewing the Code of practice for the safe use of synthetic mineral fibres and seeks your feedback to ensure…[Read More]

Proposed new annual performance indicators for local water utilities: Comment sought

The NSW Department of Planning and Environment is seeking feedback on the proposed new annual performance indicators for local water…[Read More]

Bin Trim grants program to help businesses reduce waste and cut emissions

Fourteen successful projects will receive funding under the latest NSW’s Bin Trim grants round, awarded by the NSW Government.  The…[Read More]

NSW EPA blitz agricultural industry on pesticide sprays

NSW EPA is reminding pesticide users to spray responsibly following a challenging season last summer which had hundreds of hectares…[Read More]

NSW EPA wins appeal of sentence of recycler for fraud relating to NSW Return and Earn scheme

A NSW recycling company has been ordered to pay more than $149,000 in fines and legal costs for exploiting the…[Read More]

NEW GUIDELINES: Asbestos and Waste Tyres

From 19 September 2023, new Asbestos and Waste Tyres Guidelines (Version 2) come into effect that contain legal requirements that…[Read More]

NSW EPA releases policy on use of Pesticides

NSW EPA administers the NSW Pesticides Act 1999 (the Act) to control the use of pesticides in NSW and reduce…[Read More]

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