In an effort to support recycling and minimise unnecessary regulation, the State Government has amended regulations to ensure sites that accept only clean fill and uncontaminated fill – that meet environmental and health thresholds after testing – are not licensed as a landfill premises or liable for the waste levy.
The use of clean fill and uncontaminated fill will promote recycling, increase diversion from landfill, provide certainty for development and reduce costs – further boosting the State’s economy.
The amendments to the Environmental Protection Amendment Regulations 2018 and the Landfill Waste Classification and Waste Definitions 1996 (as amended 2018) were undertaken by the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (DWER) in consultation with experts, industry and the community.
The Landfill Waste Classification and Waste Definitions 1996 (as amended 2018) contain an amended definition of clean fill and a new definition for uncontaminated fill (including threshold limits for physical and chemical contaminants).
The consultation summary report, submissions and the Landfill Waste Classification and Waste Definitions 1996 (as amended 2018) are available on DWER’s website.