What Are You Doing To Reduce The Landfill Tax You Pay?
Landfill Tax is an environmental tax paid on top of normal charges to dump waste in landfill sites. It is paid by local authorities, waste contractors or any other organisation tipping waste at the landfill site. Waste contractors pass on the tax as part of their disposal costs so you won't see how much of your charge is Landfill Tax. But rest assured you will be paying it! The Tax is levied to encourage alternative means of waste disposal such as recycling by reflecting the environmental costs of landfill use.
Landfill Tax is levied at two rates: a standard rate of £48 a tonne for active waste (substances that either decay or contaminate land, which includes household waste) and a lower rate of £2.50 a tonne for inert materials.
Avoid Landfill Tax By Recycling More Waste - And Save Up To 40% On Waste Disposal Costs
Landfill Tax has increased from £18 a tonne in 2005 to £48 a tonne now (since April 2010). It will rise by £8 a year until 2014
| Year |
Landfill Tax Rate p/t |
Amount of Tax Payable In 3 tonne Compactor Empty |
| 2010 | £48 | £144 |
| 2011 | £56 | £168 |
| 2012 | £64 | £192 |
| 2013 | £72 | £216 |
| 2014 | £80 | £240 |
With Landfill Tax projected to increase by 66% over the next 4 years, ask yourself: what are you doing to reduce your Landfill Tax liability?
Are you separating recyclable materials so you dispose of only that which you have to?
Give Bergmann Direct a call and we'll tell you how much more you can save.