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 Hydromet Corporation Pty Limited, Level 9, Suite 903, 1 Castlereagh Street, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia, to export up to 1500 tonnes of lead waste and scrap from used lead acid batteries to the Republic of Korea for recycling/reclamation of metals and metal compounds.
The transboundary movements would take place in up to sixty (60) shipments, during the time period stated in the permit, if granted.
The movements will leave Port Botany in Sydney by ship and travel by sea to the Port of Busan in the Republic of Korea from where the waste will travel to the recycling facility of Hwachang Co. Ltd.
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.
Bruce Edwards
Delegate to the Minister
Waste Policy Branch
Department of the Environment
27 October 2014