The landfill levy is a state government fee placed on waste materials sent to landfill for disposal.
This levy is planned to start on 1 July 2022 at an additional cost of $20 per tonne at the gate.
The objective in applying this levy is to reduce the amount of waste going to landfill, which will benefit the environment and create economic benefits by keeping the resources that can be recovered from waste circulating in the productive economy.
The introduction of a waste levy is a long-term approach to improving waste management and resource recovery in Tasmania.
Householders and businesses can reduce their landfill gate fees by being careful with what they do with their waste and by sorting rubbish and sending it to an appropriate recycling facility instead of the landfill, people can avoid paying the levy.
Through initiatives such as the introduction of kerbside FOGO, Glenorchy Council can reduce the impact of the levy when introduced. Glenorchy Council has diverted over 11,752 tonnes of organic material from landfill to date, since its introduction in February 2020.
This is in addition to diverting over 4000 tonnes of recycling per annum through Councils commingled kerbside service.
For more information on the state-wide levy then please visit the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania (NRE) website:
The landfill levy is a state government fee placed on waste materials sent to landfill for disposal.
This levy is planned to start on 1 July 2022 at an additional cost of $20 per tonne at the gate.
The objective in applying this levy is to reduce the amount of waste going to landfill, which will benefit the environment and create economic benefits by keeping the resources that can be recovered from waste circulating in the productive economy.
The introduction of a waste levy is a long-term approach to improving waste management and resource recovery in Tasmania.
Householders and businesses can reduce their landfill gate fees by being careful with what they do with their waste and by sorting rubbish and sending it to an appropriate recycling facility instead of the landfill, people can avoid paying the levy.
Through initiatives such as the introduction of kerbside FOGO, Glenorchy Council can reduce the impact of the levy when introduced. Glenorchy Council has diverted over 11,752 tonnes of organic material from landfill to date, since its introduction in February 2020.
This is in addition to diverting over 4000 tonnes of recycling per annum through Councils commingled kerbside service.
For more information on the state-wide levy then please visit the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania (NRE) website:
