2018-06-27 SM - Attachment 1 to Item 2 - Directions Paper Transforming Queensland's Recycling & Waste Industry

The levy will apply to a levy zone that covers the populated
areas of Queensland
A designated levy zone where the levy will apply is proposed. This recognises in part the special needs of remote
Queensland communities and removes the administrative cost of collecting, remitting and reporting against the levy.
In order to avoid communities outside the levy zone becoming ‘dumping grounds’, waste that is brought into the zone
where the levy does not apply will still incur the levy if this waste is disposed of. It is proposed that this also include
interstate waste if this creates an incentive to transport waste beyond South East Queensland. Further work will
determine the infrastructure and regulatory requirements to apply the levy to this waste and this may require further
infrastructure at non-levy zone landfill sites.

The introduction of a levy will create regional job opportunities through the attraction of investment and creation of
new markets for recycled material. A waste disposal levy also creates a much needed source of funding for regional
waste infrastructure programs that can assist in providing new or enhanced facilities to improve waste management
practices across the state.

Figure 1 provides a map of the proposed levy zone local government areas. Thirty-eight local government areas out of a
total of 77 will be included in the levy zone, which covers over 90 per cent of Queensland’s population.
Figure 1: Levy zone by local government area

                    Levy Zone and Local Government Boundaries




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                              TORRES STRAIT ISLAND
                                             TORRES


                            NORTHERN PENINSULA AREA




                            MAPOON ABORIGINAL                                                              Levy zone
                              NAPRANUM ABORIGINAL
                                                                                                           Local government boundaries
                                    LOCKHART RIVER ABORIGINAL


                               AURUKUN




                                                       COOK
                       PORMPURAAW ABORIGINAL

                                                              HOPE VALE ABORIGINAL
                        KOWANYAMA ABORIGINAL




                                                                       DOUGLAS
       MORNINGTON

DOOMADGEE ABORIGINAL          CARPENTARIA                MAREEBA
                                                                              CAIRNS



         BURKE                                                      TABLELANDS
                                                                                 CASSOWARY COAST

                                 CROYDON           ETHERIDGE
                                                                                       HINCHINBROOK

                                                                                          TOWNSVILLE
                                                                                                    BURDEKIN

    MOUNT ISA
                                                                      CHARTERS TOWERS
                                                                                                 WHITSUNDAY
                               MCKINLAY     RICHMOND
                                                           FLINDERS
                                                                                                                    MACKAY
                CLONCURRY




                                                                                                   ISAAC

           BOULIA                    WINTON                                                                                    LIVINGSTONE

                                                                        BARCALDINE
                                                                                                                    ROCKHAMPTON
                                                   LONGREACH
                                                                                                                                     GLADSTONE
                                                                                                CENTRAL HIGHLANDS


        DIAMANTINA
                                                                      BLACKALL TAMBO
                                                                                                                      BANANA             BUNDABERG
                                    BARCOO
                                                                                                                             NORTH BURNETT
                                                                                                                                             FRASER COAST


                                                                                 MURWEH                                                    GYMPIE
                                                    QUILPIE                                        MARANOA                      SOUTH BURNETT NOOSA
                                                                                                                                              SUNSHINE COAST
                                                                                                                      WESTERN DOWNS
                                                                                                                                             SOMERSET
                                                                                                                                                MORETON BAY

                                                                                                                                 TOOWOOMBA IPSWICH
                                                                                                                               LOCKYER VALLEY     LOGAN
                                          BULLOO                            PAROO                                                             SCENIC RIM
                                                                                                 BALONNE             GOONDIWINDI   SOUTHERN DOWNS



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