The additional levy revenue will provide additional opportunities for supporting central government waste-related and environmental activities and responsibilities.
By increasing the cost of disposal, the levy provides a financial incentive for those generating waste to reduce what they send to landfill. The use of levy funds (ie, revenue raised from levy applied at disposal) also supports alternatives like recycling and composting to be more commercially viable.
A higher levy imposed on waste disposal creates a stronger incentive to divert materials from landfill and explore increased recovery and recycling of materials.
The increased levy funds will enable a substantial increase in the funds available for contaminated site remediation.