NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO VARY A PERMIT 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 Tox Free Australia Pty Ltd (ACN 127 853 561), 42 Heather Street, Heatherbrae, NSW 2324 (Telephone +61 2 4987 7022; Facsimile +61 2 4987 7622) to vary permit AUH16-014, notice of which was published on 8 June 2016 in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette.
The permit relates to the import of up to 300,000 litres of waste oily water (Basel code A4060) for treatment at one of the following facilities:
(a) Tox Free Australia Pty Ltd at 8-12 Krypton Street, Narangba, QLD 4504 where the waste is to undergo operation D9 – Physico-chemical treatment. The solid fixated waste will then be sent by road to the landfill facility operated by Remondis Australia Pty Ltd, Swanbank Road, Swanbank, QLD 4306 to undergo operation D1 – Deposit into or onto land; or
(b) Transpacific Industries Group Ltd at 26-32 Potassium Street, Narangba, QLD 4504 where the waste is to undergo operations D9 – Physico-chemical treatment and R3 – Recycling/reclamation of organic substances which are not used as solvents. The solid waste residues will then be sent by road to the landfill facility operated by Transpacific Industries Group Ltd at 100 Chum Road, New Chum, QLD 4303 to undergo operation D1 – Deposit into or onto land.
The proposed permit variation is to increase the volume of waste to be imported from 300,000 litres to 700,000 litres. There are no other changes to the permit.
Khokan Bagchi
A/g Director
Hazardous Waste Section
Department of Environment and Energy
6 December 2016