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Amended landfill disposal fees and charges

From 1 December 2011, Council is required to pay the waste levy to the Queensland Government on landfilled wastes, as per the Waste Reduction and Recycling Act 2011. The levy will be passed on to landfill customers where applicable, by incorporating the levy into the landfill disposal charges for the following waste types:

  • commercial and industrial waste
  • construction and demolition waste
  • regulated waste

Please note that the waste levy does not apply to municipal solid waste (domestic waste).

An additional $1 per tonne charge has also been applied to waste charges to cover additional operational costs associated with meeting the legislative requirements.   For more details about the waste levy and the new waste legislation, please visit www.derm.qld.gov.au.

 

Amended landfill disposal fees and charges effective 1 December 2011 

WASTE TYPE CHARGE
Mixed Waste $116.60 /tonne
Mixed Waste minimum charge (up to 220kg) $17.80 /transaction
Green Waste $40.10 /tonne
Green Waste minimum charge (up to 260kg) $10.90 /transaction
Asbestos** $186.10 /tonne
Asbestos** minimum charge (up to 250kg) $46.30 /transaction
Polystyrene/Surfboard blanks $708.60 /tonne
Concrete $33.10 /tonne
Concrete minimum charge (up to 50kg) $17.60 /transaction
Special/Supervised Burial (non-regulated) $165.60 /tonne
Special/Supervised Burial (low hazard regulated) $182.20 /tonne
Special/Supervised Burial minimum charge $17.00 /transaction
Regulated waste - other (restrictions apply**) $116.60 /tonne
Regulated waste - low hazard (restrictions apply**) $133.10 /tonne
Regulated waste - high hazard (restrictions apply**) $351.10 /tonne
Recycling activity residue waste (conditions apply***) $97.40 /tonne

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes:

  • All listed fees are GST inclusive.
  • Mixed loads containing general waste and greenwaste shall be charged at the mixed waste rate.
  • Mixed loads containing unseparated recyclable materials shall be charged at the applicable rate for the waste type.
  • Mixed loads containing regulated waste shall be charged at the regulated waste rate.
  • Council is required to pay the State Government a commercial waste levy from 1 December 2011. These costs will be passed on where applicable (exemptions may apply*).
  • Other landfill disposal charges not listed in the above table are unchanged and are valid until 30 June 2012.

* Some wastes are exempt from the waste levy or applications can be made to make them exempt. Disaster management waste and separated clean earthern materials are exempt. Applications can be made to DERM to exempt the following: residue from charity recycling activities, organised community clean-up events, certain contaminated soils, waste to be used for landfill site earthworks, biosecurity waste. Evidence of DERM exemption certificates must be provided to receive the exemption.

** Only regulated wastes permitted under the development approval conditions for each landfill site can be received. Definitions of regulated waste can be found in the Waste Reduction and Recycling Regulations 2011.  

*** Temporary 50% levy discounts are applicable to residues from recycling activities where approval is granted from DERM.  Evidence of DERM discount certificates must be provided to receive the discount.

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