The South Australian Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is consulting on proposed reforms to the landfill waste levy and financial assurances.
The proposed reforms are part of the Waste Reform Program. The reforms consider how the waste levy is collected from landfills and the approach to the application of financial assurances to stockpiles.
The proposed waste levy collection amendments aim to ensure that the solid waste levy is collected from landfills in a fair and consistent manner, so that it drives positive resource recovery and environmental outcomes. Draft legislation has been developed for stakeholder consultation which seeks to amend provisions of the Environment Protection Regulations 2009 and the Environment Protection (Waste to Resources) Policy 2010.
Financial assurances for unauthorised stockpiling or abandonment of waste or other matter as well as environmental harm risks, were part of 2017 amendments to the Environment Protection Act 1993. The EPA is seeking industry feedback on the information sheet, Financial assurances and stockpiling – who, when, what and how much. It outlines the EPA’s proposed approach to requiring financial assurances to deal with stockpiling.
Consultation closes on 21 October 2019 and submissions can be forwarded to epainfo@sa.gov.au (with the subject line ‘Waste Reform Consultation’).
