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WA government bans plastic bags but turns a blind eye to its biggest landfill source
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‘Recyclers’ of up to half of the state’s largest waste source are feeding vague compliance data to a toothless regulator whose laws do not ensure effective oversight, and which is hiding its ineffectiveness behind plausible deniability and promises of future reform.
Meanwhile, there is a real prospect that instead of recycling it, the companies are either stockpiling the waste or sending it to the country to avoid multimillion-dollar waste levies.
Criminal dumps rotting in WAâs South West as state bleeds $100 million a year
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The landfill levy for construction and demolition waste is $70 a tonne.
A typical Perth house, demolished, would incur a landfill levy of $25,000-$30,000 if not recycled.Â
Rogue ârecyclersâ avoid charging fees that reflect this cost by stockpiling and illegal dumping.Â
Honest industry players estimate it reflects a $100 million-a-year hole in state revenue.Â
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A multimillion-dollar shadow economy has grown in Western Australia, exploiting weak construction and demolition waste regulations giving criminal operators big payoffs.