Regulation 5 of the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Levy Regulations 2008 outlines categories of exemptions where the waste levy will not apply to waste received at licensed landfills if an application for an exemption is granted.
This fact sheet provides information about Regulation 5(1)(e) which allows licensees of landfills to claim, by application, an exemption for waste resulting from storm, fire, flood or other natural disasters that cannot be reused, reprocessed, recycled or used in energy recovery.
