Landfill Levy Increases And New Exemption For Certain Waste-To-Energy Facilities

The 2011 Act sets a framework for significant increases to the landfill levy, in a move to further divert waste from landfill and to incentivise the development of other types of waste facilities. The 2011 Act also introduces changes to allow greater flexibility to change the plastic bag levy.

Increases to the landfill levy on 1 September 2011 and more to come

On 1 September 2011, the landfill levy increased from €30 per tonne to €50 per tonne.

The 2011 Act and the Regulations provide a statutory framework for further changes to the landfill levy. The Minister has announced a series of increases in the landfill levy to rise to "€65 per tonne from July 2012 and €75 per tonne from July 2013."