NSW waste industry in the spotlight: How are waste operators in NSW regulated?

IN BRIEF - ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH APPROVALS OR RISK ENFORCEMENT ACTION

Waste operators and waste transport businesses in New South Wales should be aware of the regulatory environment surrounding their activities and the penalties that might arise from unlawful activities. We take a look at who the regulators are, their powers and responsibilities, and the implications for the waste industry.

REGULATION OF WASTE INDUSTRY ATTRACTS SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC INTEREST

The NSW waste industry has recently been thrown into the spotlight by a Four Corners investigation that aired on 7 August 2017, Trashed: The dirty truth about your rubbish. It exposed a number of serious issues within the $12.5 billion per annum waste industry and has resulted in calls for a national strategy to be developed to deal with the current state of the waste industry.