A south-east Queensland council unintentionally undercut commercial waste businesses when it launched its own residential green waste bin program, the Queensland Competition Authority (QCA) has found.
Logan City Council (LCC) established a green waste program for residents last year, but months later a local waste business complained that, as a local government, the council had an unfair advantage.
The QCA investigated the competitive neutrality complaint, and this month found the council was charging its own green waste service significantly less than the fees it charged commercial waste operators.