Waste and environment levy review

The waste levy has been effective in increasing recycling in New South Wales by making the recovery of waste more financially attractive than sending it to landfill.

The review is canvassing stakeholder views on how the levy operates as well as ensuring that it continues to increase recycling and reduce the waste that goes to landfill.

Contributions are invited across four key areas:

1. the impact of the waste levy on the recycling industry
2. the impact of the waste levy on households
3. funding arrangements to facilitate greater investment in infrastructure with local councils and industry
4. the impact of the waste levy on illegal dumping, including the proper disposal of asbestos.

The independent review is being conducted by the internationally recognised consultancy firm KPMG.

The Terms of Reference for the waste levy review are also available.

The consultation period for the review includes opportunities for written submissions by stakeholders, as well as their participation at open stakeholder forums and stakeholder meetings.

Notes from all forums and meetings will be published on the stakeholder meeting notes webpage along with any related documents and supporting materials presented at the meetings.

Open stakeholder forums

A series of stakeholder forums on the waste levy review will be held during the consultation period. Everyone is welcome to attend to share ideas and suggestions. Please confirm your attendance by emailing your name, session, date and time of the session you wish to attend to wastelevy.review@environment.nsw.gov.au.

Stakeholder meetings

Meetings will be held with a wide spectrum of key stakeholder groups and individuals. Notes of all meetings will be published on the stakeholder meeting notes webpage as will any documents provided to the review during the meetings.

Submissions are welcomed on the waste levy review. All comments and submissions will be made public unless you indicate that all, or a particular part of, your comments are confidential.

All submissions received will be published on the submissions received webpage.

You can participate in the consultation process using the web-based engagement forum.

You can also send in your views and comments in a number of ways:

Written submisions can be sent to:
Waste Levy Review
Office of Environment and Heritage
PO Box A290
Sydney South NSW 1232

Email your submission to: wastelevy.review@environment.nsw.gov.au  

Fax your submission to: (02) 9995 5999.