WMRR advocates for a harmonised system of landfill levies applied across Australia; a minimum 50% hypothecation rate of levies returned to industry; and a legislated proximity principle to prevent the long-distance transport of waste. Find out more about our policy and advocacy and get involved with our work on landfill levies.
The Levy Rates for 2026-27 across state/territories are summarised below.
| State/territory | Rate ($/t) |
Regional ($/t) | Metro ($/t) | Other ($/t) | |
| ACT | – | – | Various. Refer to ACT Fees and Charges for details. | ||
| NSW | $103.80 – $180.20 | $103.80 | $180.20 | Virgin excavated natural material
Recovered fines alternative daily cover
Prescribed shredder floc
Trackable liquid waste: $96.50 per tonne. (The levy rate for the Jun-Aug 2026 quarter which extends across two (2) financial years is $95.50). The coal washery rejects: $18.70 per tonne. |
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| QLD | $100.00 – $215.00 | $100.00 | $135.00 | Metro $215 (Regulated waste category 1)$165 (Regulated waste category 2) Regional $137 (Regulated waste category 2) |
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| SA | $46.50 -$171 | $85.50 | $171.00 | $46.50/kL (Liquid waste) | |
| VIC | $88.42 – $296.18 | $88.42 (Rural municipal waste)
$155.95 (Rural industrial waste) |
$177.19 (Metro municipal and industrial waste)
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$296.18 Cat B (includes wastes from manufacturing industries and contaminated soils)
$177.19 Cat C (includes waste that pose a low hazard from manufacturing industries and contaminated soils) $177.19 Cat D (industrial waste that is soil) $35.58 Soil containing asbestos $35.58 Packaged waste asbestos |
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| TAS | $70.56 (State-wide levy) | – | – | – | |
| WA | $90.00 (pute) – $136/m3 inert | – | – | $90.00/tn – Putrescible
$136/m3 – Inert |
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| NT | N/A | – | – | – |