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Drouin Waste Transfer Station Deregistered

EPA Victoria has suspended the registration of a Drouin waste transfer station. The site is not currently permitted to accept waste of any kind, and anyone […]

Dairy Processing Odours Result in EPA Fine

A dairy processing facility in Hexham, Newcastle has been fined $30,000 by the NSW EPA for failing to maintain its wastewater treatment plant. EPA officers conducted […]

Landfill Issued EPA Clean Up Notice

A landfill operator near Tarago has been issued a Clean Up Notice by the NSW EPA after ammonia and other pollutants were detected in groundwater at […]

Metals Recycler Incurs $45,000 Fine

A metals recycling business has been fined $45,000 and costs, following a major fire at its Laverton North premises in January 2024. The fire broke out […]

Leaking Sewage Results in EPA Fine

Leaking sewage that flowed close to the Tarago River has resulted in a EPA Victoria $6,105 fine for the operator of a caravan park. The caravan […]

Landfill Issued EPA Clean Up Notice

A landfill operator has been issued a Clean Up Notice by the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) after ammonia and other pollutants were detected in groundwater […]

Dairy Processing Odours Result in EPA Fine

A dairy processing facility in Hexham, Newcastle has been fined $30,000 by the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) for failing to maintain its wastewater treatment plant. […]

Release of Liquid Manure incurs EPA fine

EPA Victoria has fined an East Gippsland man $1,221 after his truck released liquid manure across a Traralgon street. The spill was witnessed by motorists and […]

Carwash stormwater discharge leads to EPA fine

EPA officers attended a carwash in Northcote after community members reported seeing green liquid running down a street and toward the stormwater system that flows into […]

Unlawful Deposit of Industrial Litter Incurs EPA Fine

A Wendouree waste and recycling company has been fined $2,035 over industrial litter that escaped onto neighbouring land. Members of the public reported seeing waste gathered […]

Supreme Court Upholds Landfill Levy Underpayment Argument

The Supreme Court has upheld EPA Victoria’s argument that a company running a landfill in Ravenhall underpaid its Landfill Levy contributions by nearly $7 million in […]

New laws in NSW for the separation of food waste from general waste: Effective 1 July 2026

From 1 July 2026, under new laws in NSW, businesses and institutions that sell or handle food, such as supermarkets, hotels, cafes and schools, will be […]

Licence Breach to Cost Landfill $52,000

The Gunnedah Local Court has ordered a landfill in Mullaley to pay $52,000 for a breach of its Environment Protection Licence. The NSW EPA had assisted […]

Sydney Water Corporation Ordered to Pay $240,000 for Sewage Spill

A Sydney Water Corporation has been ordered to pay $240,000 over a sewage spill at Carramar in Sydney, after pleading guilty to two offences in the […]

Multi-Agency Inspection Identifies Illegal Stockpiles of Industrial Waste

An investigation involving 22 officers from EPA, Victoria Police, Hume City Council and emergency services has identified large stockpiles of industrial waste illegally deposited and buried […]

Transport Company Incurs Fine for Animal Waste Spill

A spill of blood and animal residue from a truck on the Princes Highway near Camperdown has cost a transport company a $4,070 fine from EPA […]

Recycling Material Fire Results in $10,000 Fine

EPA has issued a $10,000 fine to a recycling company that has had three fires in this calendar year. CCTV footage has shown recycling material, potentially […]

Builder Fined for Site Discharge After Rain

A builder has been fined $2,035 by EPA Victoria after sand and cement waste was found flowing from an unattended building site in Lara after a […]

Asbestos Dumping Incurs Fine

A man has been fined $2,035 by EPA Victoria after residents found him unloading asbestos waste on the side of a road at Elphinstone. The residents […]

Lithium-ion Batteries End-of Life Guideline: Consultation Open

EPA Victoria is developing a national guideline to support the safe management of end‑of‑life lithium‑ion batteries (EOL LIBs) as a rapidly growing major risk of harm […]

Housebuilders Fined for Industrial Litter

Three housebuilders working at Lara and Armstrong Creek have been fined for industrial littering. Inspections of 20 building sites by EPA Victoria resulted in three fines […]

Stockpile of Combustible Material Incurs Prohibition Notice

An EPA Victoria inspection has found a stockpile of mixed waste, containing combustible material including timber, cardboard, fabric and plastic at the site of a company […]

Truck Inspections Target Priority Waste

As part of a joint operation with Victoria Police and the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator before Easter, EPA Victoria officers conducted truck inspections and interviewed 20 […]

Waste and Sustainability Champion Awards: Nominations Open

Nominations for the 2026 WasteSorted Awards are open until 25 May 2026. The Awards, offered by the Waste Authority WA, celebrate outstanding achievements in waste reduction […]

Latest National Pollutant Inventory (NPI) Date available

The Federal Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water have released the 2024–25 National Pollutant Inventory (NPI) data. The data shows pollutants released to […]

Illegal Waste Dumping Caught on CCTV Results in Fine

EPA Victoria has fined a Caroline Springs rendering company $10,176 in fines for illegal waste dumping. The company dumped construction waste on a vacant plot of […]

EPA Victoria Imposes Second Fine in Six Months for Burning of Industrial Waste

EPA Victoria has fined the occupier of a Sunbury property for the second time in six months for illegally burning industrial waste. A total of $16,280 […]

Skip Bin Company Fined for Unlawful Deposit of Waste

EPA Victoria has fined a skip bin company $10,176 for the unlawful deposit of more than 1,000 litres of waste after receiving a tip from the […]

Asbestos in Mulch Results in $150,000 Enforceable Undertaking

The NSW EPA has entered into a legally binding Enforceable Undertaking with the a company, which has agreed to pay $150,000 after mulch allegedly containing minor […]

Illegal Waste Shipments targetted

The Compliance and Enforcement Branch of the Federal Department Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water recently took part in a global operation targeting illegal waste […]

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