Using lead-contaminated material to build a workers’ camp has resulted in an enforceable undertaking that will cost two related companies $1.5 million.
Too little of NSW's coal ash is re-used and urgent action is necessary to achieve an 80% re-use rate, according to a state parliamentary inquiry report.
The state Opposition has criticised the Palaszczuk government for slow progress in securing federal waste funding, during debate on a Bill to ban some single-use plastic items.
In a case that highlights the need to immediately report pollution incidents, the NSW EPA is prosecuting Cleanaway for taking five hours to report a spill at its Queanbeyan premises.