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Recycled plastic bottles at the Northern Adelaide Waste Management Authority's recycling site in Edinburgh, Australia, on April 17, 2019. Brenton Edwards/AFP via Getty Images
A new recycling tax could find its way into Australian household budget amid ongoing cost of living pressures.
Under the proposed scheme, from July 1, exporters of recyclables will be charged $30,000 (US$19,494) for a licence, and a fee of $4 on every tonne of recyclables exported overseas.
Nina Nguyen is a reporter based in Sydney. She covers Australian news with a focus on social, cultural, and identity issues. She is fluent in Vietnamese. Contact her at [email protected].
