Waste and Resource Recovery Strategy 2026 - 2031
Consultation Draft
The Waste and Resource Recovery Board released a consultation draft of the Tasmanian Waste and Resource Recovery Strategy 2026–2031 for public comment from 27 May to 10 July 2026.
The Strategy will guide how the landfill levy is invested and how Tasmania approaches waste reduction, resource recovery and the circular economy over the next five years.
For information on the consultation process visit the public consultation page.
Waste and Resource Recovery Strategy 2023-2026
The Tasmanian Waste and Resource Recovery Strategy 2023-2026 was the first legislated waste strategy for Tasmania. The preparation of a waste strategy by the Board is a requirement under the Waste and Resource Recovery Act 2022.
Download the Tasmanian Waste and Resource Recovery Strategy 2023-2026:
Tasmanian Waste and Resource Recovery Strategy 2023-2026 (PDF 2Mb)
The Strategy sets out a framework to reduce the generation of waste, boost recycling and resource recovery, and to position Tasmania to move towards a circular economy.
The Tasmanian Waste and Resource Recovery Board and the Tasmanian Government use the Strategy to guide how the landfill levy should be reinvested.
The Vision
Tasmania generates almost 900kg of landfill per person each year, representing lost resources, missed economic opportunity and avoidable environmental harm.
That is why the central vision of the strategy is
Tasmania: a place where nothing is wasted.
The Board and the Tasmanian Government are working collaboratively with local government, across four focus areas within the Strategy (the pillars), to achieve this vision.
Strategic Actions and Investments
The Strategy provides a commitment to a number of actions, like infrastructure investment, resource recovery and circular economy grants and other programs, levy rebates, education and awareness, and skills development.
The Board is also developing an Investment Framework which will further identify how levy funds are spent and leveraged to achieve the best outcomes.
Togther with the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania, the Board is creating and strengthening partnerships with other government agencies, local government, and key stakeholders to roll out a range of related programs.
The Strategy also includes approaches to increase understanding of product use, reuse, repair, and resource flows in Tasmania; supports the development and adoption of new business models; and helps build the capacity of Tasmania, and Tasmanians, to work and innovate in this exciting space.