$50 waste levy for ‘free’ green bins under council’s ‘tax avoidance scheme’

Under the state government’s bin levy, introduced in 2019, councils are charged about $115 for every tonne of general waste sent to landfill, with that cost set to increase $10 per year through to 2028.

“If it wasn’t for the bin tax, people would only be paying $4 a quarter more than what…