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Burn Brighter This Winter: Small changes, cleaner air

This year, the EPA is asking everyone to Burn Brighter This Winter by making a few simple changes that can reduce wood smoke and improve air quality. (13/7/2026)

EPA considers proposal for Whale Point Nursery Facility Intensification and Expansion, Port Huon

The EPA Board has concluded its assessment of a proposal by Huon Aquaculture Company for an intensifcation and expansion of Whale Point Nursery Facility at Port Huon. (10/7/2026)

EPA considers proposal for Boys Road Quarry intensification, Forest

The EPA Board has concluded its assessment of a proposal by SW & AJ Barker to upgrade an existing level 1 siltstone and dolomite quarry to a level 2 activity at Forest. (10/7/2026)

EPA considers proposal for Local Meat Co, Claude Rd Abattoir

A delegate of the Board of the EPA has concluded assessment of a proposal by Local Meat Co Pty Ltd for the expansion of an abattoir in the Kentish Council municipality. (9/7/2026)

EPA considers proposal for Tyre Recycling Facility, Rocherlea

A delegate of the EPA Board has concluded assessment of a proposal by ELT Recycling Australia Pty Ltd for a Tyre Recycling Facility at Rocherlea, Launceston. (9/7/2026)

EPA considers proposal for Purdys Road Quarry Expansion, Smithton

A delegate of the Board of the EPA has concluded assessment of a proposal by Allan Lord Holdings Pty Ltd to expand the existing Purdys Road Quarry. (2/7/2026)

EPA considers proposal for Southern Waste Solutions - Lutana Resource Recovery Facility

A delegate of the Board of the EPA has concluded their assessment of a proposal by Southern Waste Solutions for a waste transfer, resource recovery, and processing facility in Lutana in the Glenorchy City Council municipality. (17/6/2026)

Update on resumption of activities at Recycal Pty Ltd

Recycal Pty Ltd, a scrap metal processor in the North of the State, has been given approval by the EPA to resume shredding and processing activities from 10 June 2026. (11/6/2026)

EPA considers proposal for Copping Interim Composting Facility

A delegate of the Board of the EPA has concluded assessment of a proposal by Southern Waste Solutions to develop an interim composting facility at the existing Copping Landfill in the Sorell municipality. (2/6/2026)

EPA releases final monitoring results and Environmental Risk Assessment on the antibiotic florfenicol

The EPA has released its Environmental Risk Assessment on the use of the antibiotic florfenicol to treat Piscirickettsia salmonis (P. salmonis) at nine salmon farm leases in southern Tasmania. (21/5/2026)

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