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29 May 2025
Waste levy areas and levy rates
The waste levy applies in the Metropolitan Levy Area (MLA) and Regional Levy Area (RLA), which comprise the Sydney metropolitan area, the Illawarra and Hunter regions, the central and north coast local government areas to the Queensland border, as well as the Blue Mountains, Wingecarribee and Wollondilly local government areas.
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23 Jan 2024
Exemptions from the waste levy
Exemptions from the waste levy are available for certain facilities, and for certain types of waste received at an EPA-licensed landfill.
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01 Aug 2025
Community Service Exemption from the waste levy
The Community Service Exemption (CSE) provides charitable or not-for-profit organisations with an exemption from the NSW waste levy for eligible waste collected or received through community services or activities.
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14 Jul 2021
Managing industrial waste
Certain wastes have properties that make them hazardous or potentially harmful to human health or the environment. As well as the general regulatory requirements relating to waste, additional regulatory requirements may apply. The EPA enforces these rules to protect our air, waterways, land and the health of the community for the future.
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16 Apr 2024
Hazardous and liquid wastes
As well as the general regulatory requirements relating to waste, additional regulations apply to generating, storing, transporting, treating and disposing of hazardous and liquid wastes.