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 application AUH15-082 has been received from Beverich Holdings International Pty Ltd (trading as Reverse E-waste), 3 Hume Road, Smithfield, NSW, 2164, Telephone: + 61 2 9757 4847, Facsimile: + 61 2 9757 4867.
The application relates to the export of up to 330 tonnes of unsorted waste batteries, including used rechargeable lithium ion (cobalt based only), used rechargeable nickel cadmium and used rechargeable nickel metal hydride batteries (Basel Code A1170) to the Republic of Korea for recovery operation R4 – Recycling/reclamation of metals and metal compounds at Sungeel HiTech Co, Ltd.
Written comments on the permit application may be lodged with the Department within 28 days of publication of this notice. Comments should be addressed to the Director, Hazardous Waste Section, Department of the Environment, GPO Box 787 CANBERRA ACT 2601, or forwarded by email to hwa@environment.gov.au. Respondents should be aware that comments will be shared with the applicant and should not contain commercial-in-confidence information.
Peter Brisbane
Delegate to the Minister
A/g Assistant Secretary
Chemicals and Waste Branch
25 May 2016