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 waste containing isocyanates (Basel Code A4050) 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 or Sydney, NSW, then transported to Toxfree’s facility at 42 Heather Street, Heatherbrae NSW 2324, for consolidation. The waste would then be transferred to the facility of Transpacific Technical Services Pty Ltd, 20 George Street, Wingfield SA 5013, to undergo chemical treatment resulting in a solid residue for disposal in landfill at the facility of Waste Management Pacific (SA) Pty Ltd, Primes Road, Inkerman SA 5500.
The waste would undergo the following recovery operations: R13 – Accumulation of material, D9 – Physico-chemical treatment and D1 – Deposit into or onto land (eg landfill).
The import would take place in up to six (6) 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 e-mail 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
Assistant Secretary
Environment Protection Branch
25 July 2014