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 a application AUS15-032 was received on 16 June 2015 from Hydromet Corporation Pty Limited, 201 Five Islands Road, Unanderra, NSW, 2526. The application relates to the export of up to 20 000 tonnes of lead waste and scrap derived from used lead acid batteries (Basel Code A1020) to the facility operated by Orzel Bialy S.A, located at Ul. Harcerska 23, 41-946 Piekary Slaskie in Poland. The waste is destined for recovery operation R4 – Recycling/reclamation of metals and metal compounds.
The waste will be shipped by sea from Port Botany, Sydney transiting ports in Singapore, Malaysia, Egypt, France and Germany en route to Poland.
The transboundary movement would take place in up to 800 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 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.
Bruce Edwards
Assistant Secretary
Waste Policy Branch