The Town of Kwinana is leading a rubbish revolt, urging other councils to reject the Western Australia state government’s 400 per cent increase in landfill levies, the West Australian reports. Mayor Carol Adams has written to every mayor and shire president in WA calling for a massive civil disobedience campaign to thwart the Government’s $40 million rubbish grab that is expected to contribute to a $100 rates increase for average households next year.
The WA Local Government Association is seeking urgent legal advice on changes to the levy that it believes could be illegal because the money is being directed into general revenue creating a tax rather than tied specifically to recycling measures. Documents released in Parliament this week showed the State made just two illegal dumping prosecutions in the last four years, making a mockery of claims that increased fines would stop the expected upsurge in illegal dumping when the new levy came in.
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