Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is moving to stop an interstate trade that sees more than a million tonnes of waste a year generated by NSW dumped across the border.
The state looks set to reintroduce a waste levy that will increase charges on every tonne of waste that isn't recycled, as Ipswich City continues to be inundated with waste from Sydney and other parts of NSW.
The LNP opposition say the reintroduction of a waste levy is akin to a “wheelie bin tax” and could increase the price of new build homes, rather they favour measures like stopping and inspecting trucks on the border.