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 Umicore Australia, 414 Somerville Road, Tottenham VIC 3034.
The application relates to the export of up to 2500 tonnes of zinc fines (Basel Code A1080) to a facility operated by Umicore NV in Belgium. The waste would undergo recovery operation
R4 – Recycling/reclamation of metals and metal compounds.
The waste would be transported by road to the port of Melbourne and then shipped by sea, transiting through Singapore, Egypt, The Netherlands, Germany and United Kingdom, en route to Belgium.
The proposed transboundary movement would take place in up to 100 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 Gazette publication addressed to the Director, Hazardous Waste Section, Department of the Environment, GPO Box 787 CANBERRA ACT 2601, or by e-mail at 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
Delegate to the Minister