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

       Table 2 contains detail on how the levy zone will operate.

       Table 2: Application of the levy zone

         Waste generated in        Waste disposed in                Levy applied
                                                           Levy zone rate applicable
              Levy zone                Levy zone
                                                                 to waste type
                                                           Levy zone rate applicable
              Levy zone           Rest of Queensland
                                                                 to waste type
                                                           Levy zone rate applicable
         Rest of Queensland            Levy zone
                                                                 to waste type

         Rest of Queensland       Rest of Queensland                   None

                                                           Levy zone rate applicable
             Other states             Queensland
                                                                 to waste type


       Clear exemptions to the levy will be identified
       To be effective the levy will need to apply to all wastes. However, it is
       recognised that special circumstances may require some wastes to be
       exempt, including:
       • wastes resulting from a declared natural disaster such as a cyclone,
          bushfire or flood
       • wastes where disposal is required by a regulation, such as asbestos,
          quarantine waste or fire ant infested material
       • litter and illegally dumped waste collected by a local council, community
          group or other organised participant involved in an initiative such as
          Clean Up Australia Day
       • waste that has been received by charities as part of donations or that has
          been left in and around charity donation bins and stores.




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