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 (number AUH15-057) was received on 1 September 2015 from Caltex Refineries (NSW) Pty Ltd, 2 Solander St, Kurnell, NSW 2231.
The application relates to the export of up to 200 tonnes of spent catalyst (Basel Code B1120) contaminated with benzene to the United States for recovery operation R8 – Recovery of components from catalysts.
The waste would be transported by road from the Kurnell Refinery to the Port of Sydney, then by sea via New Zealand and French Polynesia to the Port of Oakland in the United States, from where it will travel by road to the recovery facility.
The proposed transboundary movement would take place in up to 15 shipments during the time period specified in the permit, if granted.
Written comments on the permit application may be lodged with the Department within 28 days of Gazette publication addressed to the Director, Hazardous Waste Section, Department of the Environment, GPO Box 787 CANBERRA ACT 2601, or by e-mail at hwa@environment.gov.au. Respondents should be aware that comments will be shared with the applicant and should not contain commercial-in-confidence information.
Andrew McNee
Delegate to the Minister
Assistant Secretary
Chemicals and Waste Branch