Landfill Levy
Published on 01 July 2022
The Landfill Waste Levy is a State Government charge collected by councils on top of other cosrs to fund waste management programs and support circular economies in Tasmania.
From 1 July 2022 the Landfill Levy incorporates a staggered introduction over 4 years. These staged increases help communities and businesses adjust and reduce landfill waste. For details, visit Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania.
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12 Fee Units from 1 July 2022
• $20 per tonne
24 Fee Units 2024-2026
• $44.88 in 2024–25
• $45.84 in 2025–26
36 Fee Units - 1 July 2026
• exact fee to be determined, estimated to be close to $70 per tonne.
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The landfill levy is designed to reduce landfill by encouraging reuse, repair, and recycling of materials. Funds raised are reinvested into Tasmania’s recycling, composting and resource recovery sector, facilites and infrastructure supporting industry, creating jobs, and funding education and programs to reduce waste, littering, and illegal dumping.
The levy is overseen by the Tasmanian Waste and Resource Recovery Board, which allocates funding to projects that:
- Improve recycling and composting systems.
- Support councils and businesses to reduce waste.
- Encourage innovation in resource recovery and circular economy solutions.
- Protect the environment by reducing pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.
https://wrr.tas.gov.au/
In Burnie, levy funding helps support the North West Resource Recovery and Recycling (NWRRR) project, which implements initiatives and activities that increase recycling and organics recovery across the region by Dulverton Waste Services.
When depositing waste at a transfer station, the gate fee you pay includes this levy in addition to the operating costs of:
- operating a transfer station, which include accepting and loading waste,
- transport expenses such as fuel, truck and driver costs,
- landfill disposal fees, for the ongoing expenses of managing and preventing pollution from that waste, both now and into the future.
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