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Table 59-5: Residual Waste Levy, Pre-set Target @ 300kg/inh
Residual waste
per inhabitant
300kg
Assume that:
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Authority A
Authority B
Excess of
100kg/inh
Authority C
• Authority A has 75,000 households;
• Authority B has 50,000 households;
• Authority C has 60,000 households; and
• Authority D has 100,000 households.
Excess of
60kg/inh
Authority D
Assume also that the levy is set at €30 per tonne. Then:
Below target by
75kg/inh
Below target by
100kg/inh
• Authority A has a total excess of residual waste = 75,000 x 100kg = 7,500
tonnes. It pays 7,500 * €30 = €225,000
• Authority B has a total excess of residual waste = 50,000 x 60kg = 3,000
tonnes. It pays 3,000 x €30 = €90,000.
This gives a total of levy revenue of €315,000. Those that do better than target would
receive this revenue (net of administrative costs, here assumed to be zero for the
sake of simplicity). Hence
• Authority C has a total ‘deficit’ of residual waste = 60,000 x 75kg = 4,500
tonnes;
• Authority D has a total ‘deficit’ of residual waste = 100,000 x 100kg = 7,500
tonnes;