In a move that underlines the risks for landlords in leasing property to poor-performing waste companies, the NSW EPA has ordered a landowner to clean up hundreds of tonnes of abandoned e-waste.
The NSW EPA has slightly eased its proposed controls on ammonia emissions from waste to energy facilities, but has reserved the right to impose tougher limits where appropriate.
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.
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.
A company that supplied processed waste for use on farms and mine sites – before the EPA suddenly banned the practice – has had a win in its fight against a charge that it provided false or misleading information.
A man who has already spent time in jail for fraudulently obtaining more than $200,000 by illegally disposing of asbestos-contaminated waste, now faces the possibility of a second jail sentence.