The Tasmanian Waste and Resource Recovery Board has commenced a trial period of a new support program for the operators of resource recovery facilities. The Resource Recovery Facility Interim Assistance Program provides a 50% rebate of the landfill levy paid on the disposal of waste determined by the Board to be the necessary residue of resource recovery activities.
The due date for applications is 31 January 2025.
Applications must include:
Business name and contact details.
Australian Business Number.
A description of the resource recovery activities undertaken by the facility and how it meets the definition of an eligible facility and produces a necessary residue as defined in the Guidelines.
This must include evidence that the essential nature of the facility is for the treatment or processing of waste for resource recovery (reuse, recycling, recovery of energy or other resources, or sorting or preparation of waste for these purposes). It must also include a description of why the residue is unavoidable and must be landfilled.
An outline of the reasonable steps being taken to further reduce residue and/or find alternative uses for residues.
Details of any environmental infringements from the previous five years.
It is not expected that applications will need to be much longer than two-three pages.
You may only submit claims for the rebate once you have been advised by NRE Tas that your application has been successful.
The program will provide a rebate of 50% of the levy component of the gate fees paid by eligible resource recovery facilities to landfill the necessary residue from their operations. This will equate to $22.44 per tonne of residue landfilled.
The amount of residue covered by the rebate per annum per facility is the lesser of either 2,000 tonnes, or up to 15% of the total amount of waste entering the facility. For example, if the facility receives 4,000 tonnes of waste per annum, the rebate can only be claimed on up to 600 tonnes of necessary residue, but adequate evidence must be provided on the disposal of residues.
The program commenced on 4 October 2024, and will cover claimable costs incurred between 1 July 2024 and 30 June 2025. This trial program will run until 30 June 2025. A review will occur later in 2025 to assess whether the program is appropriate and effective.
Supporting documents can be found below.
Resource Recovery Facility Interim Assistance Program Guidelines (PDF 151Kb)
Resource Recovery Facility Interim Assistance Program Claim Form (Excel) (XLSX 34Kb)
Resource Recovery Facility Interim Assistance Program Claim Form (Word) (DOCX 54Kb)
Claims should be submitted to WasteLevy@nre.tas.gov.au and must include:
A completed Rebate Claim Form
Associated documentary evidence
Legal Tax Invoice for the claimed amount