Waste licensing and levy
changes in effect from this Saturday 1 August 2015
New measures
to further modernise the NSW waste industry and ensure a level playing field
for legitimate operators will come into effect from 1 August 2015. The changes
include an expansion of the waste licensing and levy systems, stemming from
the review of the Protection of the Environment Operations (Waste)
Regulation 2014.
The Waste Regulation is designed to ensure all waste
managers meet minimum performance requirements across the areas of waste
storage, processing and transport, and protection of the environment and human
health. The changes also include requirements to weigh waste accurately, keep
minimum records and report to the EPA.
From 1 August,
the EPA licensing thresholds for waste processing facilities, including for
tyres, will be lowered, and a waste levy liability will apply at
most licenced recycling facilities. The waste levy liability will be
extinguished when the waste leaves the site for lawful use or disposal.
These measures
will help to ensure that waste is legitimately moved on to its end use in a
timely way, whether to recycling or landfill, and strengthen the EPA’s
oversight of waste management and movement.
The Waste Levy
Guidelines have also been updated, and now apply to all levy liable facilities
(including landfills and resource recovery facilities)
Information about the 1 August changes is available on the EPA website http://www.epa.nsw.gov.au/wasteregulation/wastechanges.htm
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