Australian Capital Territory
Waste Minimisation (Landfill Fees) Determination 2016 (No 1)
Disallowable Instrument DI2016— 27
made under the
Waste Minimisation Act 2001, section 45 (Determination of fees)

1.	Name of instrument
This instrument is the Waste Minimisation (Landfill Fees) Determination 2016 (No 1).
2.	Commencement
This instrument commences on 4 April 2016.
3.	Revocation of previous determination
I revoke DI2015–85.
4.	Determination of fees 
The fee payable in respect of each matter listed in an item in column 2 of the Schedule is the amount listed for that item in column 4.
5.	Payment of fees
A fee listed in the Schedule is payable to the Territory by the person requesting the goods or services listed.
6.	Fee waivers
The Minister may waive a fee listed in the Schedule if it is in the public interest to do so.
Example
The Minister decides to waive landfill fees for waste materials generated as a result of a natural disaster.
7.	Goods and services tax
GST inclusive fees in the Schedule are marked with a double asterisk (**).

8.	Dictionary
In this instrument:
Beneficial re-use remediation material means material such as clay, gravel, sand, soil, and rock that has been approved for acceptance by the Environmental Protection Authority and that has been extracted from areas that are contaminated or have been previously contaminated.
Cover remediation material means construction and demolition waste fines that have been approved for acceptance by the Environment Protection Authority for the purposes of providing cover to other remediation materials.
Contaminated remediation material means soil that has been approved for acceptance by the Environment Protection Authority and that is contaminated with small amounts of bonded asbestos sheeting, or soil contaminated with small amounts of other contaminants.
Fines are the small residual particles left over from the sorting and screening processes. 
Hume sheds means: Block 4 Section 27 Hume - John Cory Circuit
Virgin excavation natural material means: material (eg. clay, gravel, sand, soil and rock) that is not mixed with any other waste and that: 
(a)	has  been excavated from areas that are not contaminated, as a result of industrial, commercial, mining or agricultural activities, with manufactured chemicals and that does not contain sulphidic ores or soils; or
(b)	consists of excavated natural materials that are approved by the Environment Protection Authority for disposal as virgin excavated natural material.				
WBRMC means the West Belconnen Resource Management Centre.

Meegan Fitzharris MLA
Minister for Transport and Municipal Services

   11  March 2016
Column 1
Item Number
	Column 2
Description of Matter for which fee is payable
	Column 3
Previous fees payable in 2015-2016 (where applicable)	Column 4
Fees payable from 4 April 2016 	
Part 1	Landfill fees for household waste	
1.1.	Household waste ACT residential fee – 0.5 tonne or more**	$87.05 per tonne	$87.05 per tonne	
1.2.	Household waste Non-ACT residential fee **	$139.15 per tonne	$139.15 per tonne	
1.3.	Household waste fee - Small ( up to a sedan boot)**	$12.50 per load	$12.50 per load	
1.4.	Household waste fee – Medium ( up to a sedan with a trailer; a utility; or a wagon)**	$24.95 per load	$24.95 per load	
1.5.	Household waste fee – Large ( up to a utility or wagon with a trailer; or a sedan with a caged trailer)**	$37.45 per load	$37.45 per load	
1.6.	Household waste fee – Receipt and recycling of whole tyres from light vehicles : clean and without rim (single tyre)**
Note: Appointment required for 10 or more tyres.	$4.15 per tyre	$4.15 per tyre	
1.7.	Household waste fee – Receipt and recycling of whole tyres from light vehicles : dirty or with rim (single tyre)**
Note: Appointment required for 10 or more tyres	$6.25 per tyre	$6.25 per tyre	
1.8.	Drop-Off at Hume Sheds – Receipt and recycling of mattresses**	N/A	$23.00 per item	
1.9.	Collection and recycling of mattresses from residence**	N/A	29.50 per item	
2.0.	Household waste fee – Receipt and recycling of mattresses at Mitchell & Mugga transfer Stations**	$12.50 per mattress	$33.00 per mattress	
Part 2        Landfill fees for commercial and industrial waste	
2.1.	Commercial industrial and other waste not dealt with elsewhere in this instrument- less than 0.25 tonne**                                     
Note: The disposal of regulated waste, as defined in the Environment Protection Act 1997 is subject to special licensing or permit arrangements issued by the Environment Protection Authority and in many instances may not be disposed of at landfill.	$35.10 per load	$35.10 per load	
2.2.	Commercial industrial and other waste not dealt with elsewhere in this instrument- 0.25 tonne or more**                     
Note: The disposal of regulated waste, as defined in the Environment Protection Act 1997 is subject to special licensing or permit arrangements issued by the Environment Protection Authority and in many instances may not be disposed of at landfill.	$140.55 per tonne	$140.55 per tonne	
Column 1
Item Number	Column 2
Description of Matter for which fee is payable	Column 3
Previous fees payable in 2015-2016 (where applicable)	Column 4
Fees payable from 4 April 2016 	
Part 3       Landfill fees for special waste	
3.1.	Asbestos or products containing asbestos (by arrangement) from commercial sources- less than 0.25 tonne**	$39.45 per load	$39.45 per load	
3.2.	Asbestos or products containing asbestos (by arrangement) – 0.25 tonne or more; or arriving at the landfill in a package larger than 80 cm x 80 cm**	$157.80 per tonne	$157.80 per tonne	
3.3.	Carcasses small/medium (e.g. dog/cat/sheep)**	$12.50 each	$12.50 each	
3.4.	Carcasses large (e.g. horse/cattle) **	      $158.00 each	      $158.00 each	
3.5.	Burials requiring special arrangements less than 0.5 tonne (eg product destruction, supervised or immediate burial including meat, fish or other animal processing wastes, low level radioactive waste, sewage ash or grit, asbestos, hydrocarbons) **
Note: Written approval for disposal of material requiring special burial arrangements that contains asbestos, hydrocarbons and some other material is required from the Environmental Protection Authority.	$88.30 per load	$88.30 per load	
3.6.	Burials requiring special arrangements 0.5 tonne or more (eg product destruction, supervised or immediate burial including meat, fish or other animal processing wastes, low level radioactive waste, sewage ash or grit, asbestos, hydrocarbons)**
 Note: Written approval for disposal of material requiring special burial arrangements that contains asbestos, hydrocarbons and some other material is required from the Environmental Protection Authority.
	$176.65 per tonne	$176.65 per tonne	
Part 4	Fees in the event of weighbridge failure	
4.1.	In the event the weighbridge is not operating at Mugga Lane or Mitchell the landfill disposal fee for material described in Parts 2 or 3 of this Schedule when delivered in a small vehicle (up to a sedan boot)**	$12.50 per load	$12.50 per load	

			
4.2.	In the event the weighbridge is not operating at Mugga Lane or Mitchell the landfill disposal fee for material described in Parts 2 or 3 of this Schedule when delivered in a medium vehicle (up to a sedan with a trailer; a utility; or a wagon)**	
$24.95per load	
$24.95per load	
4.3.	In the event the weighbridge is not operating at Mugga Lane or Mitchell  the landfill disposal fee for material described in Parts 2 or 3 of this Schedule when delivered in a large vehicle (up to a utility of wagon with a trailer; or a sedan with a caged trailer) **	$37.45per load	$37.45per load	
4.4.	In the event the weighbridge is not operating at Mugga Lane or Mitchell  the landfill disposal fee for material delivered by any form of truck (including trailer)**	$140.55 per load	$140.55 per load	
Part 5	Other fees	
5.1.	Fill for disposal at landfill including contaminated soils (e.g. Hydrocarbons) that have been approved by the Environment Protection Authority as “Required to be disposed of within a licensed lined landfill.”**	$140.95 per tonne	$140.95 per tonne	
5.2.	Mixed commercial or industrial waste containing greater than 50% recyclable material, including standard recyclables (defined as paper, cardboard, glass & plastics) and garden waste. **	$191.70 per tonne	$191.70 per tonne	
5.3.	Receipt and Recycling of whole tyres from vehicles : clean and without rim (more than 0.25 tonne)**
Note: Appointment required for 10 or more tyres	$328.60 per tonne	$328.60 per tonne	
5.4.	Receipt and Recycling of whole tyres from vehicles : dirty or with rim (more than 0.25 tonne)**
Note: Appointment required for 10 or more tyres	$459.50 per tonne	$459.50 per tonne	
5.5.	Receipt and Recycling of computer equipment mainframes and bulk loads**	$35.80 per 10 kilograms	$35.80 per 10 kilograms	

	
Part 6	West Belconnen Resource Management Centre (WBRMC) remediation fees	
6.1	Handling and safe management of Contaminated Remediation Material to the WBRMC where this is undertaken by the Department or it’s contractor**	$12.65 per tonne	$12.65 per tonne	
6.2	Acceptance at WBRMC of contaminated remediation material, where the quantity of material is 40 tonnes or more.**
Note: Written approval for deposit of this material is required from the Environment Protection Authority. Material accepted by appointment only. The additional fee for handling and safe management of Contaminated Remediation Material will also apply unless the Territory has approved another arrangement for handling and safe management.  	$65.70 per tonne	$65.70 per tonne	
6.3	Acceptance at WBRMC of beneficial re-use remediation material, where the quantity of material is 100 tonnes or more.**
Note: Written approval for deposit of this material is required from the Environment Protection Authority. Material accepted by appointment only. 	$17.35 per tonne	$17.35 per tonne	
6.4	Acceptance at WBRMC of virgin excavation natural material (from a single point of origin), where the quantity of material is 100 tonnes or more but less than 1,000 tonnes** 
Note: Written approval for the deposit of this material is required from the Environmental Protection Authority. Material accepted for remediation purposes by appointment only as required to support site operation.	$6.90 per tonne	$6.90 per tonne	
6.5	Acceptance at WBRMC of virgin excavation natural material (from a single point of origin) where the quantity of material is 1,000 tonnes or more**
Note: Written approval for the deposit of this material is required from the Environmental Protection Authority. Material accepted for remediation purposes by appointment only as required to support site operation.	$3.90 per tonne	$3.90 per tonne	
6.6	Acceptance at WBRMC of cover remediation material delivered by an ACT NoWaste contractor who has a prior agreement.**
Note: Written approval for the deposit of this material is required from the Environmental Protection Authority. Material accepted for remediation purposes by appointment only as required to support site operation.	$7.30 per tonne	$7.30 per tonne	
Note:	The amounts in column 3 are for comparison purposes only.