The NSW government has been warned by Local Government NSW (LGNSW) that it must act soon on the state’s recycling problem, if kerbside recycling options are to be maintained and improved and the amount of waste going to landfill driven down.
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The Western Australian Government has encouraged the community to give feedback on two consultation papers on waste reform in WA – ‘Closing the loop: waste reforms for a circular economy’ and ‘Review of the waste levy’.Read More
Council staff hope that Queensland’s waste levy won’t be canned again as they anticipate the levy will help grow investment in resource recovery over time. Speaking at the Waste Management and Read More
Australian landfill levies are on the move, with significant changes in Queensland and South Australia. The trouble with waste disposal, however, is that it tends to flow to the point of cheapest disposal. Read More
The Queensland government has reintroduced a waste levy after half a decade of not having one, but “only time will tell what the shake out is”, Waste, Recycling Industry Association of Queensland (WRIQ) Read More
Queensland is now one step closer to transitioning to a zero-waste future with the passing of the Waste Reduction and Recycling (Waste Levy) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2018 in Queensland parliament.
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The Banana Shire Council has received $239,464 from the Queensland state government to ensure the Trap Gully Landfill site is outfitted and ready for operation when the Waste Management Levy starts on June 30, 2019.
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With landfill sites in NSW nearing capacity, the state’s councils are up in arms that the state government is collecting landfill waste levies from them without reinvesting in recycling facilities, according to a report of the ABC.
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North Queensland mayors have called for changes to the state government’s proposed waste levy, currently set to take effect on March 4, 2019.
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