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 Toxfree (Australia) Pty Ltd (Toxfree) 42 Heather Street, Heatherbrae NSW 2324. The application relates to the importation of up to
50 000 litres of basic solutions (Basel Code A4090) from Total Waste Management Limited,
PO Box 473, Waigani 131, National Capital District, Papua New Guinea.
The waste would be shipped from Port Moresby direct to Newcastle, New South Wales or Sydney, New South Wales. The waste would then be transported by road to a facility operated by Toxfree Pty Ltd at Heatherbae, New South Wales for consolidation.
The waste would then be transported by road to Transpacific Technical Services at Glendenning, New South Wales for storage, before being transported by road to a facility operated by Transpacific Industries Pty Ltd at Homebush Bay in the same state. There, the waste would undergo operation D9 ‑ physico‑chemical treatment.
The import would take place in up to ten (10) shipments over a period of up to twelve months, as specified in the permit, if granted.
Written comments on the permit application may be lodged with the Department within 28 days of publication in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. 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.
Declan O’Connor-Cox
Acting Assistant Secretary
Waste Policy Branch
13 May 2015