The biggest changes to environment protection regulation in more than three decades have passed the NSW Parliament. This paves the way for higher penalties and fines and stronger regulatory action for
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Pakenham recycler fined more than $17,000
Burning waste, litter, dust, sediment and a breach of registration conditions has cost Pakenham-based Metal Men Recycling more than $17,000.
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Hampton Park garden supply business fined over bonfire
A bonfire of mixed green and industrial waste materials has cost a Hampton Park garden supply centre a $5,769 fine.
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$35K fine for warehouse waste dumper
A Clayton businessman who allegedly illegally dumped an estimated 20,000 tonnes of industrial waste in a Braeside warehouse has been fined $35,000 in the Dandenong Magistrates’ Court.
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Man fined $10k for industrial waste dumping
An Invermay man has been fined $10,000 for allowing industrial waste to be dumped in the Nerrina Historic Area, north of Ballarat.
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NSW EPA fines Snowy Hydro over Kosciuszko spill
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is reminding operators based within or around National Parks like Kosciuszko to ensure robust controls are in place to protect the environment or prepare to face regulatory action.
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EPA charges Immix over alleged waste stockpiles
EPA Victoria has charged Immix Integrated Metal Management Pty Ltd and a company director over alleged waste stockpiles at a metals recovery facility at Bandiana in northeast Victoria.
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Dairy discharge leads to fine
The operator of a farm at Poowong North faces a $1,817 fine from EPA Victoria for discharging more than 1,000 litres of dairy effluent-laden wastewater into Little Pheasant Creek.
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SA EPA fines drivers over waste loads
The Environment Protection Authority (SA EPA) has fined eight truck drivers in its latest compliance exercise for failing to properly cover waste loads.
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$500,000 fine for using unlicensed waste depots
A civil engineering and construction company will pay $500,000 for the clean-up of unlicensed depots where it delivered waste.
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