What Is The Purpose Of This Regulation?

The plan was to redirect waste away from landfill by charging for the disposal of waste to landfill.

It is aimed to encourage more environmentally friendly options like recycling.

Am I eligible?

Organisations who dispose of waste and also waste disposal companies are eligible to pay this tax.

What Is The Cost?

The tax in 2005:

£18 per tonne for active waste.
£2 per tonne for inactive waste.

The government has said that the Landfill Tax will increase until it reaches a rate of £35!