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    • How to

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      • Reduce your household greenhouse gas emissions
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      • Dispose of treated timber
      • Dispose of building, renovation or home demolition waste
      • Hire a skip bin
      • Book a noise test for your vehicle
      • Recycle household waste
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      • Setting and reviewing standards
      • Supporting business with guidance
      • Compliance and enforcement
      • Managing the works approvals and licensing system
      • Environmental audit system: EPA's role
      • Emergency information
      • Land use planning
      • Statement of Regulatory Intent
      • Disability Action Plan
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      • Climate change legislation
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    • Our programs and projects

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      • Regional sensor network
      • EPA’s drones
      • Fishermans Bend groundwater studies
      • Illegal Waste Disposal Program
      • Industry Partnership Program
      • Inspiring Environmental Solutions
      • Major industries assessments
      • Resource Recovery Facilities Audit Taskforce
      • Community-led action for smoke: Yarra Ranges pilot
      • Small Business Program pilot
      • Underground petroleum storage systems at service stations
      • Our past programs and projects
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      • Book a noise test for your vehicle
      • Recycle household waste
      • Find a landfill or recycling centre
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      • Air quality monitoring data across Victoria
      • Historical air quality
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