❓ Hon Dr Steve Thomas, on behalf of Hon Tjorn Sibma, questions the government's potential imposition of a waste levy on feedstock diverted from landfill to energy recovery, referencing the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation's consultation paper. The Minister's response outlines the government's preference for material recovery over energy recovery and states no decisions have been made.
AnsweredQoN 589Legislative Council
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WASTE LEVY — ENERGY RECOVERY
589. Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS to the minister representing the
Minister for Environment:
I ask this question on behalf of Hon
Tjorn Sibma, who is away on urgent parliamentary business.
I refer to work arising from the
Department of Water and Environmental Regulation's Review of the
waste levy: Consultation paper released 18 months ago. What factors are
driving the government to adopt a position that will impose a levy on waste
feedstock diverted from landfill to energy recovery?
589. Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS to the minister representing the
Minister for Environment:
I ask this question on behalf of Hon
Tjorn Sibma, who is away on urgent parliamentary business.
I refer to work arising from the
Department of Water and Environmental Regulation's Review of the
waste levy: Consultation paper released 18 months ago. What factors are
driving the government to adopt a position that will impose a levy on waste
feedstock diverted from landfill to energy recovery?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the Leader of the Opposition
for asking that question on behalf of Hon Tjorn Sibma, and I thank him for
notice of the question.
The Waste avoidance and resource
recovery strategy 2030: Western Australia's waste strategy gives
preference to material recovery over energy
recovery and includes a target to recover energy only from residual waste.
Energy recovery is preferable to landfill disposal but should be applied
only to residual waste once better practice source-separation approaches have
been exhausted. Better practice source-separation approaches such as food organics and garden organics—FOGO—collection
systems promote separation of recyclable materials and organics at the
household for recovery.
The option of applying a levy to
non-residual waste supplied for energy was canvassed in the Review of the
waste levy: Consultation paper: February 2020 as a means of maximising
material recovery consistent with the target in the waste strategy. The paper
points to South Australia as another jurisdiction that has a similar approach.
There are other options to achieve this and no decisions have yet been made by
government.
for asking that question on behalf of Hon Tjorn Sibma, and I thank him for
notice of the question.
The Waste avoidance and resource
recovery strategy 2030: Western Australia's waste strategy gives
preference to material recovery over energy
recovery and includes a target to recover energy only from residual waste.
Energy recovery is preferable to landfill disposal but should be applied
only to residual waste once better practice source-separation approaches have
been exhausted. Better practice source-separation approaches such as food organics and garden organics—FOGO—collection
systems promote separation of recyclable materials and organics at the
household for recovery.
The option of applying a levy to
non-residual waste supplied for energy was canvassed in the Review of the
waste levy: Consultation paper: February 2020 as a means of maximising
material recovery consistent with the target in the waste strategy. The paper
points to South Australia as another jurisdiction that has a similar approach.
There are other options to achieve this and no decisions have yet been made by
government.
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