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
10 000 litres of halogenated solvents (Basel Code A3150) from Total Waste Management Limited, PO Box 473, Waigani 131, National Capital District, Papua New Guinea.
The proposal is to ship the waste direct from Port Moresby either to Newcastle, NSW, Sydney, NSW, or Melbourne, VIC. Shipments arriving at Newcastle or Sydney would be transported by road to a facility operated by Toxfree in Heatherbrae, NSW for consolidation before being transported by road to Geocycle SPF facility in Dandenong South, VIC.
Shipments arriving in Melbourne would be transported by road direct to the Geocycle SPF facility in Dandenong South. There, the waste would undergo operation R1‑use as a fuel (other than in direct incineration) or other means to generate energy.
The import would take place in up to five (5) 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.
Bruce Edwards
Assistant Secretary
Waste Policy Branch
1 June 2015