NOTICE OF APPLICATION RECEIVED UNDER THE HAZARDOUS WASTE (REGULATION OF EXPORTS AND IMPORTS) ACT 1989
Pursuant to Section 33 of the Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1989, notice is given that an application has been received from Toxfree (Australia) Pty Ltd, 42 Heather Street, Heatherbrae NSW 2324. The application relates to the importation of up to 60 000 litres of waste paint (Basel Code A4070) from Total Waste Management Limited, PO Box 473, Waigani 131, National Capital District, Papua New Guinea.
The waste would be shipped from Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea direct to the port of Newcastle, NSW, from where it would travel to Toxfree’s Heatherbrae facility for re-packaging and road transport to Geocycle SPF Pty Ltd, 1/92-94 Ordish Road, Dandenong South, Victoria for recovery.
The waste will undergo recovery operation R1 – Use as a fuel (other than in direct incineration) or other means to generate energy.
The import would take place in up to ten (10) shipments over a period of up to twelve months, as specified in the permit, if granted.
Andrew McNee
Assistant Secretary
Environment Protection Branch
4 April 2014