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

     Contents
     Introduction...................................................................................... 3
         Overall context........................................................................................ 4
         Current initiatives.....................................................................................5

     PART A—Waste disposal levy.............................................................6
     Waste investigation.......................................................................... 7
     The way forward................................................................................8
         A waste disposal levy will come into effect in the first quarter of 2019....... 8
         The levy will apply to all major waste streams........................................... 9
         The levy rate will commence at $70 per tonne for all general
         waste streams, with higher rates for regulated waste, and increase
         by $5 per year......................................................................................... 9
         The levy will have no direct impact on households..................................10
         The levy will apply to a levy zone that covers the populated areas
         of Queensland....................................................................................... 11
         Clear exemptions to the levy will be identified.........................................12
         Residual waste resulting from legitimate recycling activities will
         have a concessional levy rate................................................................. 13
         Operators of waste disposal facilities will collect the levy........................ 13
         The levy will have a firm legislative base................................................. 13
         Levy proceeds will go to waste, environmental and community
         program funding....................................................................................14

     PART B—Resource recovery, recycling and waste
     management strategy......................................................................15
     The way forward...............................................................................17
         Queensland will progressively move toward a ‘circular economy’
         to realise resource recovery opportunities and grow recycling sector
         investment and jobs............................................................................... 17
         New performance targets........................................................................ 17
         Queensland will pursue landfill disposal bans on selected waste
         streams where proven feasible...............................................................18
         Queensland will adopt product stewardships schemes where national
         action fails and community demand is evident........................................18
         The Queensland Government will explore the development of
         waste-to-energy.....................................................................................19
         The Queensland Government will continue to engage nationally
         on interjurisdictional waste issues and take a lead national role
         where necessary....................................................................................19
         Queensland will develop a best practice performance monitoring
         system underpinned by a comprehensive waste database...................... 20

     Next steps ...................................................................................... 21
     Appendix 1...................................................................................... 22



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