• More than $11 million in grants is available to help NSW communities, councils, and businesses keep their areas free of litter and illegal dumping.

• The new grants are designed to deliver projects that will help drive NSW state targets, including a 60 per cent reduction in litter by 2030.

• Environment Protection Authority (EPA) CEO Tony Chappel said every resident in NSW had a role to play in reducing litter and illegal dumping in our environment.

• Mr Chappel said the grants would help create a cleaner NSW and drive progress towards a circular economy.

• NSW has already reached a 43 per cent reduction in litter state-wide, more than double the national average.

• During our latest community consultations, we received strong endorsement for initiatives to reduce littering and illegal dumping, including the single-use plastic ban and community recycling centres.

Recently, the NSW Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced they would award up to $11 million in grants to help keep NSW clean and reduce litter and illegal dumping. This significant commitment is part of their goal to reduce litter by 60% by 2030. Read on to learn more about the EPA’s remarks on NSW residents’ role in this initiative, the benefits of the grants, what success has already been achieved, how communities can get involved, and more.

EPA CEO Tracy Mackey said, “We want everyone across NSW to take ownership of our environment—it belongs to all of us. Our goal is a cleaner environment for all by 2030, and these grants will help us get there faster”. These grants are designed to create a cleaner NSW and drive progress towards a circular economy where resources are reused instead of discarded. Already, there has been great success achieved in reducing litter state-wide, with a 43% reduction over five years - more than double the national average! This is primarily thanks to community support for initiatives such as the single-use plastic ban and community recycling centres.

Ways To Get Involved

There are plenty of ways that councils can get involved and help make their local community even cleaner. The grants awarded have gone towards various projects such as creating new parks or playgrounds that also double as public space waste disposal sites; implementing school education programs on waste management; installing additional bins in public areas; or purchasing other equipment such as street sweeping machines or bin lifters. Residents can also do their part by making sure not to litter or illegally dump waste, properly disposing of any waste materials responsibly (by either recycling or taking it to an appropriate landfill site), reusing items when possible instead of discarding them, avoiding single-use plastics, and supporting local initiatives for reducing litter and illegal dumping.

With up to $11 million being awarded in grants from the EPA’s Litter Prevention Grants Program, we could be seeing a much cleaner NSW come 2030! We invite all residents across NSW to join us in this effort - whether through participating in one of the many projects funded by these grants, reducing your contribution to litter and illegal dumping, or simply raising awareness among your friends and family members about proper waste disposal methods. Let’s work together towards a cleaner future!

The new grants introduced by the NSW Government are designed to deliver projects that significantly reduce state-wide littering. Easy to install, no wires are necessary and Australia-ready, positive results should come in no time. The grants aim to motivate businesses to reduce single-use items and replace them with more sustainable alternatives at launch.

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Environmental issues are growing increasingly severe

The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) CEO Tony Chappel calls on all NSW residents to help reduce litter and illegal dumping. Unfortunately, criminal gangs have become involved in the unlawful disposal of waste, making it more difficult for organisations such as the EPA to identify those responsible for these activities. Everyone has their part to play in improving our environment and preventing this type of activity. Even small actions like throwing rubbish away in a bin can make an enormous difference. Getting involved with community clean-up projects or working with local organisations fighting against littering are great ways to help protect Australia.

Mr Chappel’s announcement of grants to install Cloud Automatic Number Plate Recognition systems in NSW is an excellent step towards creating a cleaner, more sustainable future. Cloud ANPRs are a cost-effective, easy-to-install solution that will help monitor how many vehicles enter certain geographic areas and inform policymakers of regions with the highest traffic flows that contribute the most significant emissions.

With this assistance from the government, communities can work together to create a circular economy that cuts down waste and carbon footprint, inspiring others around the nation to make similar positive changes.

Achieving an impressive 43% reduction in litter state-wide, which surpasses the national average of 20%, is quite a success. It proves that with reasonable efforts and initiatives, littering can be significantly diminished over a short time frame. Also, it'd be worth mentioning here that this reduction was realised through identifying and monitoring activities of litterers, as well as unregistered and stolen vehicles.

All those who take part in jeopardising the environment need to be held accountable if we are to see an improvement in our communities’ outlook. Hopefully, these accomplishments will spark more individuals or groups to follow suit and lead us all to a cleaner future.

During our recent community consultations, we received strong support for much-needed initiatives to reduce littering and illegal dumping. This included implementing a single-use plastic ban and the placement of community recycling centres around the city. In addition to these measures, email notifications will be sent out whenever a vehicle is sighted on our watchlist. With these combined efforts, we hope to make significant progress in tackling our ever-growing waste problem.