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 application AUH15-081 was received from Sims E-Recycling Pty Ltd (Sims), 82 Marple Ave, Villawood, NSW 2163 (telephone: 02 8708 2013; facsimile: 02 9755 7871).
The application relates to the import of up to 1200 tonnes of electronic waste (Basel code: A1180) from Sims E-Recycling (NZ) Ltd and is destined for recovery operation R4 – Recycling / reclamation of metals and metal compounds at the facility operated by Sims at the above address.
The waste will be shipped by sea from Auckland, New Zealand to Sydney, Australia and will then be transported to the Sims facility. The transboundary movement would take place in up to sixty (60) 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.
Andrew McNee
Delegate to the Minister
Assistant Secretary
Chemicals and Waste Branch
24 January 2016