Domestic Waste Charges

Waste management services provided by Council include garbage collection, recycling collection and street bin collection, levies that must be paid to the Environmental Protection Authority, mandatory occupational health and safety costs and the operation, capital works and rehabilitation of transfer and landfill station sites.

The Environmental Levy will apply to each single farm enterprise for farming properties, so farmers only pay the levy once. The Environment Levy will also apply to every other property assessment.

In the past, people with a garbage and recycling service have paid for waste management services with some costs offset by user charges at landfill and transfer stations.

Council believes all ratepayers should contribute to these costs because everyone benefits from having access to landfill and transfer stations. The waste levy will spread this load and ensure a more equitable contribution towards mandatory environmental responsibilities and occupational health and safety requirements.