Household Waste Payment Scheme
The Queensland Government has committed to the waste levy not having a direct impact on households.
To ensure this, payments have been made to councils to offset the cost of household waste, collected through a council waste collection service, going to landfill.
The small proportion of Queensland households not covered by council payments can apply for assistance under the Household Waste Payment Scheme (Scheme) if they are:
- households with a commercial private waste collection
- households with a commercial council waste collection, located at a premises that has a mix of residential and commercial uses (e.g. a block of flats with shops at the bottom).
More information about the Scheme, eligibility and application process is available in the Scheme Guidelines .
Applications will remain open until 30 June 2026.
How to apply
Applications for the Household Waste Payment Scheme must be made via the Department of Environment, Science and Innovation’s (department’s) online portal SmartyGrants.
Setting up a SmartyGrants account is free and previous SmartyGrants users can use the same SmartyGrants account.
View the help guide for applicants.
If you experience technical difficulty creating a SmartyGrants account or completing an online form, please contact SmartyGrants on (03) 9320 6888.
Submission of an application does not guarantee that funding will be provided.
Late submissions are the responsibility of the applicant, and the department is under no obligation to consider applications submitted or received after the Scheme has closed. All decisions made are at the discretion of the department and are considered final.
More information
For further information, please contact the Grants Administration Team via phone (07) 3330 6360 or email at: grantsadministration@des.qld.gov.au