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 Catalyst Environmental Solutions (ABN 35 155 067 511), 26 Howson Way, Bibra Lake, WA 6163 acting under contract for Johnson Matthey PLC.
The application relates to the export of up to 125 tonnes of spent PURASPEC JM absorbent (Basel code A2030) to the facility operated by Batrec Industrie AG in Switzerland. The waste is destined for the recovery operation R4 - Recycling/reclamation of metals and metal components.
The export would be by ship from Melbourne, transiting Singapore, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Oman, Egypt, Portugal, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Belgium and The Netherlands en route to Wimmis in Switzerland.
The export would take place in up to five 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 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 e-mail 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.
Andrew McNee
Delegate to the Minister
Assistant Secretary
Environment Protection Branch
26 June 2014