Battle begins on farmland in war on waste

By Stuart Armitage, Qff President
Updated October 24 2018 - 10:10am, first published 9:59am
Battle begins on farmland in war on waste
Battle begins on farmland in war on waste

This week, the Innovation, Tourism Development and Environment Committee tabled its report into the proposed Waste Reduction and Recycling (Waste Levy) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2018. The Bill introduces a waste levy that will start on March 4 next year and be set at $70 per tonne of general waste sent to landfill, increasing to $150/t for Category 1 regulated wastes. It will include 38 local government areas and cover 90 per cent of Queensland’s population. Disappointingly, despite valuable input from stakeholders including industry participants and councils about genuine concerns with aspects of the new Waste Levy design, the committee recommended that the Bill be passed unchanged.

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