September 2022
Our new CEO Tony Chappel introduces this edition via his special video message and highlights of the EPA’s recent challenges and achievements including incident response and recovery, the next phase of single-use plastics bans and our draft Climate Change Policy and Action Plan. You can also read about the latest regulatory action, a new dangerous goods manual to prevent truck fires, and some more great waste watch initiatives including Cool Compost, Take 3 for the Sea’s CEO Clean-up Day and the Recycle Smart App.
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Welcome from our new CEO
Welcome to the September edition of EPA Connect. As I commence as Chief Executive Officer of the EPA, it’s clear to me that the scale of the challenges we are confronting, to transition our economy to one with 80% resource recovery, real circularity and zero carbon, are so complex that we can only solve them through deep collaboration.
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Time to stop it and swap it on more single use plastics
Earlier this year, lightweight plastic shopping bags were banned and now it’s time to phase out more problematic single-use plastics.
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Draft Climate Change Policy and Action Plan for comment
We know that a failure to act on the causes and contributors to climate change will have an impact on our everyday lives and communities in NSW.
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Ready for flood response and recovery action
Our incident response and operations teams at the EPA have continued to be busy assisting the flood clean-up across the state. The EPA is playing a critical role in tracking and clearing debris and have also developed a dynamic web page which shares the challenges and achievements through images.
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Responding to incidents and biosecurity threats
The EPA plays an important role in managing or preparing for incidents involving biosecurity risks to stock, wildlife and the environment.
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The cool power of compost – transforming industries
High-quality commercial compost is set to become a major player in a range of industries, with the launch of the NSW Government’s Cool Compost project.
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Guide to help prevent truck fires
A new manual by the EPA will help truck drivers and owners reduce the more than 200 truck fires that Fire and Rescue NSW attend each year.
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Regulation in action
The EPA takes regulatory action to protect our environment by different means including prosecutions and enforceable undertakings. We also revisit regulations and guidelines to ensure they match the best work practices of the day.
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Around the grounds
A marketplace of news and activities from around the state including upcoming consultations, grant news, Waste Watch and more.