Summer December 2017
Welcome to the final edition of the EPA Connect Newsletter for 2017. It has yet again been another busy quarter for the NSW EPA, with the rollout of the NSW Government’s Return and Earn container deposit scheme collecting close to 5 million containers in its first week, and the EPA continuing to provide advice to residents affected by PFAS chemical contamination from the RAAF Base Williamtown.
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From the Chair and CEO
Welcome to the final edition of the EPA Connect Newsletter for 2017. It has yet again been another busy quarter for the NSW EPA, with the rollout of the NSW Government’s Return and Earn container deposit scheme collecting close to 5 million containers in its first week, and the EPA continuing to provide advice to residents affected by PFAS chemical contamination from the RAAF Base Williamtown.
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Return and Earn these holidays with our newest litter reduction initiative
Return and Earn the container deposit scheme is now in action since 1 December 2017.
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Williamtown update
On Sunday 19 November, the EPA released long-term, precautionary advice for residents affected by the RAAF Base Williamtown chemical contamination following advice from the NSW PFAS Expert Panel, led by NSW Chief Scientist and Engineer Professor Mary O’Kane.
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LGNSW Annual Conference 2017
Illegal dumping and the rollout of the NSW Government’s Return and Earn container deposit scheme were just some of the key issues discussed at the LGNSW Annual Conference 2017 held in Sydney earlier this month.
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Don't dump on charities this Christmas
Think twice before donating unwanted gifts, clothing or household items to charities this Christmas. That’s the key message the NSW EPA and the National Association of Charitable Recycling Organisations (NACRO) want to get across as part of a new anti-dumping campaign.
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The drill on clean dirt and landscaping fill this summer
The NSW EPA has launched a Gumtree community awareness campaign in response to increasing reports from unsuspecting tradespeople, gardeners and renovators receiving delivery of contaminated fill - soil excavated from one site and used as a base material in building, landscaping or general fill at another site.
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EPA Annual Report
Read about our work as an exemplary leader, partner and protector, in safeguarding the environment and the community, over the past year in the 2016-17 Annual report.
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News bites
Find out about the rollout of a new construction compliance campaign, how the EPA is cracking down on car hoons in the city, and how you can save money and the environment with smart energy use this summer.
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Stakeholder profile: BehaviourWorks Australia
The EPA has partnered with BehaviourWorks Australia to understand behaviour change. Australians throw away $5.2 billion of food per year, equating to about $239 per person. In NSW alone, we throw away 800,000 tonnes of edible food each year. That’s nearly $4000 worth of food per household.
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Staff profile: Clair Cameron
Communication and stakeholder engagement around legacy asbestos contamination from James Hardie’s operations, chemical contamination from the RAAF Base Williamtown and other sites across the state, and the rollout of the NSW Government’s Return and Earn container deposit scheme are just some of the significant issues Clair Cameron, Director Stakeholder Engagement and Communication has led since joining the EPA 18 months ago.
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Regulatory action
The EPA uses many regulatory tools to achieve environmental compliance. The following table provides a tally of the regulatory actions undertaken by the EPA across the state from 1 August to 31 October 2017.