For the fees associated with disposing of your waste at Council's Landfill or Transfer Stations please refer to the Waste & Recycling section of Council's Fees & Charges available at this link Fees and Charges [https://www.livingstone.qld.gov.au/your-council/about-council/fees-and-charges]
Your rate payments do not include the costs of excess waste disposal at Waste Facilities. This service is funded by “user pays” disposal charges at Waste Facilities so as not to impact rates. If you are able to separate and recycle most of your waste and/or reduce the amount of waste you generate, you will pay less. For example: * Disposal of separated recyclables such as cardboard, mixed household recyclables, metal, vehicle batteries, waste oil, e-waste are free of charge at Waste Facilities. * Green waste and timber waste have a lower disposal rate so separated loads of green waste and timber waste are cheaper than the mixed general waste loads. Disposal charges were introduced to: * Encourage greater diversion of self-hauled waste from Landfill and support initiatives that reuse, reduce and recycle; * Reduce rates; * Provide transparent, equitable and fair distribution of costs. The benefits: * Decrease in user numbers and general waste loads delivered to Waste Facilities * Significant increase in loads of separated recyclables delivered to Waste Facilities * Less waste to Landfill.
What information is collected? The vehicle registration number of vehicles delivering loads of waste and other materials to Waste Facilities are recorded. Why is information collected? Vehicle registration numbers are collected for the purposes of: * Proof of transactions; * Legislative compliance; * Investigation of incidents/complaints; and * Quality management Legal authority for collection of information is the Information Privacy Act 2009 and the Waste Reduction and Recycling Act 2011. What is the information used for? Vehicle registration numbers are primarily used as a proxy (or substitute) to personal information. The Waste Reduction and Recycling Act 2011 requires that Council collects this information and keeps accurate records about waste received at Waste Facilities. Vehicle registration numbers are also used by Council to investigate incidents and complaints, in order to ensure service quality, the safety of site staff and facility users, and site security. This information may be used for authorised purposes under Council’s Local Laws and Queensland Legislation, including by police for law enforcement. Can I access this information? Where information requested only relates to a single individual, who is the applicant, an access application may be made under the Information Privacy Act 2009. Find out how to make an access application https://www.livingstone.qld.gov.au/your-council/governance/right-to-information [https://www.livingstone.qld.gov.au/your-council/governance/right-to-information]. Where information requested relates to more than a single individual, or the applicant’s vehicle is not included information, an access application may be made under the Right to Information Act 2009. Find out how to make an access application by clicking the above link. Information may also be made available where Council is legally required to provide the relevant information (e.g. by court order, reports to Queensland Government). How is my privacy protected? We will take all reasonable and appropriate steps to protect your privacy in accordance with the Information Privacy Act 2009 and the Information Privacy Principles contained in that Act. For more information, view our https://www.livingstone.qld.gov.au/terms-of-use/home [https://www.livingstone.qld.gov.au/terms-of-use/home].