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Inquiry into work done to understand the relationship between landfill costs and waste reduction rates, and any conclusions made.

๐ŸŸก Medium ยท Question without notice2 November 2017 ยท 319 words

Report finds landfill levy increases significantly decrease inert waste and modestly decrease putres

Landfill levy increases correlate with reduced waste, especially inert materials.

โ€œThe ACIL Allen report found that increases in the landfill levy were associated with a substantial and statistically significant decrease in the flow of inert material to landfill, and a modest, although still statistically significant, decrease in the volume of putrescible material sent to landfill.โ€

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Members who spoke

Chapple, Hon RobinDawson, Hon Stephen
Topics
waste managementlandfill levyenvironmental policy

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