The NSW Environment Protection Authority has fined a recycling company $30,000 for contravening its environment protection licence and the inappropriate…[Read More]
New South Wales News
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NSW Native forestry legislation – Consolidating 5 separate legislative frameworks into 2
Published: May 18, 2018
Streamlined legislation for native forestry that is expected to deliver increased regulatory certainty and greater enforceability was introduced into the…[Read More]
PFAS precautionary advice – still in place
Published: May 11, 2018
The precautionary advice currently in place in communities across NSW impacted by PFAS will remain in place following the release…[Read More]
Inappropriate storage of chemicals and materials – has company fined $15,000
Published: May 11, 2018
NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has fined a company $15,000 for the inappropriate storage of materials at their composting facility.EPA…[Read More]
Consequences for providing false and misleading information to the Regulator
Published: May 11, 2018
NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has fined a Demolition company and its owner a total of $6,250 for allegedly providing…[Read More]
Blitz targeting sediment run-off at Sydney construction sites – Commences May 2018
Published: April 27, 2018
A blitz targeting sediment run-off at Sydney construction sites will commence in May 2018, with a number of compliance officers…[Read More]
“Licence conditions are not suggestions, but firm rules that licenced facilities must follow. To flout the rules is to risk penalty…” states NSW EPA
Published: April 27, 2018
A quarry in NSW has been convicted and fined $15,000 in a Local Court for an April 2017 discharge of…[Read More]
Sydney Markets has largest rooftop solar array
Published: April 20, 2018
Sydney Markets in Flemington now has the largest rooftop solar array for a private company in the southern hemisphere.The enormous…[Read More]
Return and Earn initiative collects more than 150 million plastic drinking containers in NSW
Published: April 20, 2018
NSW EPA has reported that more than 150 million drink containers have been refunded through Return and Earn, and more…[Read More]
Conviction for recycling company for false and misleading NSW EPA
Published: April 20, 2018
A demolition and recycling company in NSW has been convicted and fined $75,000 in a NSW court for knowingly providing…[Read More]
