Landfills remain as the most common way to dispose of municipal and industrial waste. While the recycling rate of some forms of waste has steadily increased, so has overall volumes in general. In Australia disposing of waste can be very costly — whilst it varies by region and state, it can vary from being free to over $400/t, especially in those states that maintain a waste levy, and landfill sites fast approaching critical mass and closing as they reach their limits. This means continual increases in corporate and municipal budgets while landfills and the amount of waste generated continues to increase also. Waste gasification provides a much needed opportunity to divert waste from landfills and use it in clean energy production, keeping landfills from growing and reducing landfill fees.