Summary of state and territory waste policy settings Landfill levy (2016-17) Strategy document Targets to increase recovery rate Other (incl. landfill bans) ACT MSW $90.55/t ACT Waste Waste generation grows less than population. Expand reuse of Landfill ban on computers Management goods. Waste sector is carbon neutral by 2020. Double energy and televisions. C&I $146.20/t Strategy: Towards a generated from waste. Recover waste resources for carbon C&I with >50% $199.20/t sustainable sequestration. recyclable material Canberra Recovery rate increases to over: Not a landfill levy as ACT owns the 85% by 2020 landfill and sets fees 90% by 2025. NSW Metropolitan area $135.70/t NSW By 2016–17, reduce litter by 40% compared with 2011–12 then Hazardous waste tracking Avoidance and continue to reduce to 2021–22. Also by 2021–22: system in place. Regional area $78.20/t Resource Recovery reduce waste per capita Virgin excavated $122.13/t Strategy 2014-21 reduce illegal dumping in Sydney and the Illawarra, Hunter and Container deposit scheme natural material Central Coast regions by 30% to be introduced in establish baseline data to develop additional targets. Shredder floc metro $67.85/t December 2017 By 2021–22, increase recycling rates for: Coal washery rejects $14.20/t MSW from 52% (in 2010–11) to 70% C&I waste from 57% to 70% C&D waste from 75% to 80%. NT No landfill levy Waste No specific targets are included in the strategy. Container deposit scheme Management in place. Strategy for the Northern Territory 2015-2022 Qld No landfill levy Waste—Everyone’s By 2024: Hazardous waste tracking reduce per capita by 5% system in place. responsibility: Queensland Waste reduce waste to landfill by 15% improve management of problem wastes (specific targets to be Avoidance and Resource developed). Productivity By 2024, increase: Strategy state average MSW recycling rate to 50% (from 33% in 2012-13) C&I recycling rate to 55% (from 42%) C&D recycling rate to 80% (from 61%).
Summary of state and territory waste policy settings Landfill levy (2016-17) Strategy document Targets to increase recovery rate Other (incl. landfill bans) ACT MSW $90.55/t ACT Waste Management Strategy: Towards a sustainable Canberra Waste generation grows less than population. Expand reuse of goods. Waste sector is carbon neutral by 2020. Double energy generated from waste. Recover waste resources for carbon sequestration. Recovery rate increases to over: 85% by 2020 90% by 2025. Landfill ban on computers and televisions. C&I $146.20/t C&I with >50% recyclable material $199.20/t Not a landfill levy as ACT owns the landfill and sets fees NSW Metropolitan area $135.70/t NSW Avoidance and Resource Recovery Strategy 2014-21 By 2016–17, reduce litter by 40% compared with 2011–12 then continue to reduce to 2021–22. Also by 2021–22: reduce waste per capita reduce illegal dumping in Sydney and the Illawarra, Hunter and Central Coast regions by 30% establish baseline data to develop additional targets. By 2021–22, increase recycling rates for: MSW from 52% (in 2010–11) to 70% C&I waste from 57% to 70% C&D waste from 75% to 80%. Hazardous waste tracking system in place. Container deposit scheme to be introduced in December 2017 Regional area $78.20/t Virgin excavated natural material $122.13/t Shredder floc metro $67.85/t Coal washery rejects $14.20/t NT No landfill levy Waste Management Strategy for the Northern Territory 2015-2022 No specific targets are included in the strategy. Container deposit scheme in place. Qld No landfill levy Waste—Everyone’s responsibility: Queensland Waste Avoidance and Resource Productivity Strategy By 2024: reduce per capita by 5% reduce waste to landfill by 15% improve management of problem wastes (specific targets to be developed). By 2024, increase: state average MSW recycling rate to 50% (from 33% in 2012-13) C&I recycling rate to 55% (from 42%) C&D recycling rate to 80% (from 61%). Hazardous waste tracking system in place.
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