The Queensland government will re-introduce a waste levy following the incidents of New South Wales companies who have received scrutiny for dumping thousands of tonnes of rubbish north of the Queensland border.
The cabinet agreed to sign off on the levy on Monday which was $35 per tonne, before it was axed by the LNP government in 2012.
Queensland is the only state without a levy in place and New South Wales companies have avoided up to $3000 by truckload by dumping waste in Queensland as the New South Wales levy is $138 per tonne.