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 PGM Refiners Pty Ltd, 7-19 Mills Road, Dandenong, VIC 3175.
The application relates to the export of up to 3000 tonnes of lead bearing waste cathode ray tube glass (Basel Code A2010) to Germany for recovery operation R13 - Accumulation of material intended for any recovery operations and R5 – Recycling/reclamation of other inorganic materials at Agro Drisa GmbH, and for R4 – Recycling/reclamation of metals and metal compounds at Berzelius Metall Muldenhutten Recycling und Umwelttechnik GmbH.
The waste would be transported by sea from Melbourne, Sydney or Brisbane transiting through Egypt, Malta, Italy and England, to the Port of Hamburg in Germany.
The proposed transboundary movement would take place in up to 150 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
3 August 2015