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Waste disposal levy

The waste disposal levy raises revenue for initiatives to reduce waste and encourage resource recovery (eg, composting and recycling). It recognises that disposal imposes costs on our environment, society and economy. 

Last updated: 22 June 2022

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  • Government waste work programme
  • Aotearoa New Zealand Waste Strategy
  • Waste legislation reform
  • Phasing out hard-to-recycle and single-use plastics
  • Improving household recycling and food scrap collections
  • Reducing food waste
  • Container return scheme
  • Product stewardship
  • Waste disposal levy
    • Overview of the waste disposal levy
    • Waste disposal levy expansion
    • Waste disposal levy monitoring
    • Reviews of the effectiveness of the waste disposal levy
    • Waste disposal levy information and reporting requirements for site operators
    • Territorial authorities and the Waste Disposal Levy
  • Actions underway in response to the Rethinking plastics report
  • Ōhanga āmiomio - Circular economy
  • Waste Advisory Board

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