Landfills – levy calculation and recordkeeping

Levy calculation

Amendments to the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Levy Regulations 2008 and the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Regulations 2008 to take effect from 1 July 2016, aim to improve the accuracy of weight and volume estimations of waste received and disposed to landfill premises and enable more accurate calculation of the landfill levy.

• Fact Sheet – Amendments to the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Levy Regulations 2008 (June 2016)
• Fact Sheet – Amendments to the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Regulations 2008 (June 2016)

The Department of Environment Regulation CEO approved manner for estimating the volume or weight of waste received at landfills, to be used by landfill operators is available:

• Environmental Standard: Approved manner for estimating the volume or weight of waste received at and disposed of to landfills (June 2018). 

Keeping of records

Regulation 17(1) of the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Regulations 2008 (WARR Regulations) requires that, upon receiving waste at a licensed landfill, the landfill licensee must make a record of the waste received at the licensed landfill in accordance with regulation 17(2). Regulation 17(2) stipulates that the record must be made in an approved form and contain the information detailed in subregulations (2)(a)–(g), depending on the classification of the landfill. 

The forms approved for use in recording the required information can be located by following the relevant link below. Recordkeeping requirements are different across different landfill types and locations, so it is important that the correct form is used for the type and location of your landfill. 

Landfill licensees who have established recordkeeping systems that comply with the approved form, and include all the relevant information which applies to their landfill premises set out in regulation 17 of the WARR Regulations, may continue to use their established system provided they are able to reproduce the required information in a legible format if requested to do so by an authorised person. 

If you have any queries regarding the keeping of records or the completion of the below forms, please contact the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation’s waste levy administration team on 6364 6963 or by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Category 63 landfill premises located within the metropolitan region

Category 63 landfill premises located outside of the metropolitan region

Please note that landfills located outside of the Perth metropolitan region are subject to additional recordkeeping requirements as prescribed under regulation 17(2)(g) of the WARR Regulations. These requirements are included in the approved form.

They include a requirement to keep a record of the name and contact details of the supplier of waste and the address from which the waste was originally collected. Where the waste transporter collects waste from a location which is not a prescribed premises, the details of the location from which the waste was collected, such as a private residence, demolition or business premises, need to be provided.

Category 64 or 65 landfill premises located within the metropolitan region

Category 64 or 65 landfill premises located outside of the metropolitan region

Please note that landfills located outside of the Perth metropolitan region are subject to additional recordkeeping requirements as prescribed under regulation 17(2)(g) of the WARR Regulations. These requirements are included in the approved form.

They includes a requirement to keep a record of the name and contact details of the supplier of waste and the address from which the waste was originally collected. Where the waste transporter collects waste from a location that is not a prescribed premises, the details of the location from which the waste was collected, such as a private residence, demolition or business premises, need to be provided.