NEWS that NSW companies are digging up their landfill so they can re-bury it north of the border reflects a failure of environmental policy in Queensland, the state's opposition says.
Two Sydney companies have been ordered by NSW's Environmental Protection Authority to stop exhuming waste, Fairfax Media reports.
NSW companies are claiming a rebate from their government of $95.20 per tonne of recyclable waste removed from landfill.
They are trucking the rubbish to Queensland and dumping it for about $15-$20 per tonne in Queensland, which scrapped its $35 per tonne waste levy last year.
It has already been revealed that more NSW companies have been dumping their waste in Queensland since the levy was scrapped.
It has been estimated that about 2000 tonnes of waste is trucked from NSW to Queensland per month.
Queensland opposition environment spokeswoman Jackie Trad says the government is allowing the state to be turned into a dumping ground for NSW.
"In a rush to destroy everything the previous Labor government built, the LNP failed to think through the consequences of their actions," Ms Trad said in a statement on Saturday.
She said Environment Minister Andrew Powell was "asleep on the job" for not re-introducing a waste levy.
Mr Powell has been approached for comment.
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