Waste reporting forms
Waste reporting requirements in NSW
Waste facilities in NSW are required by law to submit various reports to the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) for the following reasons:
- to pay the waste contribution under section 88 of the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 (POEO Act), known as the 'waste and environment levy' - Operators must report on all waste received and waste sent for recycling.
- to track hazardous waste within NSW and interstate - See waste tracking pages for those reporting requirements and necessary forms.
- to help the EPA collect important data on the types of waste disposed of and materials that are recycled and reused
- to demonstrate compliance with the conditions of an environment protection licence - A facility that holds an environment protection licence as part of the requirements under Schedule 1 of the POEO Act is required to submit an annual return.
Reporting forms for levy-paying waste facilities
For waste facilities that are licensed under the POEO Act and required to pay the waste and environment levy (under section 88 of the POEO Act), the following reports must be submitted.
- Waste contribution monthly report
- Landfill Facility Information Certificate (LFIC) & Volumentric Survey Report
- Yearly Data Report (quarterly reports are no longer required, yearly reports replace quarterly reports)
Waste contribution monthly report
Complete online: This is the method preferred by the EPA
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Download form (20120478wcmr.pdf, 173KB) , fill it in and send to the EPA at:
Manager Waste and Resource Strategy
Waste and Resource Strategy Section
NSW Environment Protection Authority
PO Box A290
Sydney South NSW 1232
Completed forms can also be faxed to (02) 9995 5930.
Landfill facility information certificate and volumetric survey report
Landfill Facility Information Certificate (LFIC) and Volumentric Survey Report
LFIC_VSC_June04.xls
Stockpile pro-forma
StockpileProFormaJune2004.xls
Reporting forms for waste facilities that do not pay the levy
For waste facilities that are not required to pay the waste and environment levy under section 88 of the POEO Act and are located in the rural areas of NSW or outside of the Sydney Metropolitan Area (SMA), the Extended Regulated Area (ERA) or the Regional Regulated Area (from 1 July 2009) (RRA) and only receive waste from the rural areas of NSW and not from the SMA, ERA or RRA, a yearly data report is required.
Please note: The Protection of the Environment Operations (Waste) Regulation 2005 was amended so that occupiers of licensed landfills that are not required to pay the levy, only need to report to the EPA annually (not quarterly as previously).
Yearly waste data report
The Yearly Waste Data Report form (pdf, 604kb) can be completed as an editable PDF file on-line. Once completed, print and send to the EPA within 60 days of the end of the financial year at:
Waste Data Levy Team
Waste and Resource Strategy Section
NSW Environment Protection Authority
PO Box A290
Sydney South NSW 1232.
Completed forms can also be faxed to the EPA at (02) 9995 5930.
For more information, contact the Waste Data Levy Team on (02) 9995 5641 or (02) 9995 5729 and by email at wastedata@environment.nsw.gov.au
Page last updated: 24 July 2012
