Hazardous Waste and Soil Landfill Disposal and Transport in QLD and Cross Border

ACLCA – Australian Contaminated Land Consultants Association

Date: 19/08/2015Presenter: Daniela LacerdaPosition: Remediation Services Manager

Presentation Structure

• Veolia Snapshot• Disposal Facilities• Hazardous Waste and Contaminated Soil Disposal in QLD• Transport of Tracktable waste Between States• Disposal Facilities and Transporter Responsibilities• Challenges and Issues• Common Questions

Veolia Snapshot

• Total revenue - $1 billion Industrial services Commercial services Resource recovery

• 120 operating sites • 4000 employees Australia-wide• 60,000 industrial and commercial clients

Australian Operations

Locations

Location Australia

QLD Brisbane

Gladstone

Mackay Moranbah

Occupancy in Years 40+ 40+ 40+ 13+ 10+ 4+

Our Core Capability

• Integrated Waste Management & Resource Recovery• Industrial Water Management• Energy Services• Industrial Maintenance and Cleaning Services• Refractory Management• Facilities Management Services

QLD Hazard Waste and Contaminated Soil Disposal Facilities

Ti Tree bioEnergy – Double Lined Facility located at Willowbank• Regulated Waste Disposal• High levels of Contaminated Soils Disposal• Bio organic Liquid Disposal• Soil Treatment and Storage• Monocel Disposal• General and C&I Waste Disposal

Wattle Glen – Single lined Facility located at Redbank Plains• Regulated Waste (Asbestos Only) Disposal• Low Levels Contaminated Soil Disposal• General C&I Waste Disposal

Hazardous Waste and Soil Disposal

• The National Environmental Protection (Movement of Controlled Waste between States and Territories) Measure 1998 (NEPM) provides a national framework for developing and integrating state and territory systems for managing the movement of trackable (controlled) wastes between states and territories.

• The NEPM is implemented under the Queensland Environmental Protection Act 1994 through of the Environmental Protection Regulation 2008.

Hazardous Waste in Queensland

• Hazardous waste is managed as regulated waste in QLD • Regulated wastes require waste tracking certificates• Throughout the country regulated waste can also be referred to:

• Trackable waste• Controlled waste• Prescribed waste

• Transporter and disposal/treatment facility must be licenced

Contaminated Soil in QLD

• Contaminated soil is not regulated waste but depends on contaminant and site specifics / regulator advice

• Permit system in place – different requirements to waste tracking (requires prior approval)

• Sites need to be listed on the EMR/CLR• Inconsistently applied:

• Permit only• Waste tracking only• Both permit and waste tracking

Why Track Waste?

• Enable regulatory agencies to track waste from its source to the place of storage, recycling, treatment or disposal.

• To ensure compliance with site specific licences.

How is Waste Tracked?

• By implementing a three part system that records information from all parties involved in the process.

• It records information about the waste at the collection stage, the transportation stage and the disposal stage.

Important Information for Completing a Waste Transport Certificate

Collection

Disposal

Waste Details

Generator Details

Proposed Receiver Details

Transporter Details

Generator Representative Details? (name, position, signature, date and phone number)

Transporter Details (name, signature, date and phone number)

Waste Receiver Details

Discrepancy

Waste Receiver Representative Details? (name, position, signature, date and phone number)

Transport

Waste Transport Certificate

Transport of Trackable Waste Between States (Interstate)

• Each state has a different system• The waste must be properly classified• Interstate transport of contaminated soil requires tracking and an

interstate soil disposal permit• You must have a Consignment Authorization Number (CAN) prior to

transport• When transporting into QLD, EHP issues CAN for the load • When transporting out of QLD different processes apply

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• You must complete a Waste Transport Certificate from the state the waste was generated in

• QLD EHP issues both intrastate and interstate WTCs• Follow Australian Dangerous Goods Code if the waste is also a

Dangerous Good• You must keep records of all of the above

•We need to comply with environmental laws regarding the transporting and tracking of controlled waste.

There are Fines for Non-Compliance

Penalties The Regulation allows for penalties of up to 20 penalty units1 to be imposed if waste tracking information is not recorded, retained or provided to the department as required or if trackable waste is given to an unauthorised transporter. Penalties can be imposed through on-the-spot fines or may result in prosecution. There are also significant penalties of up to 1665 penalty units under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 for providing false or misleading documents to the department and for transporting a regulated waste without the appropriate authority.

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Waste Transporter Responsibilities

• Obtain from the generator the prescribed information about the waste.

• Give the prescribed information about the waste to the waste receiver.

• Report any discrepancies in information within seven days of becoming aware of the discrepancy to the department by written notice.

• Keep records of the prescribed information for at least five years.• Interstate - only transport trackable waste when a consignment

number has been issued.

Waste Receiver Responsibilities

• Record the prescribed information about the waste.• Give the prescribed information about the waste to the department

on a fully completed waste transport certificate.• Report any discrepancies in information within seven days of

becoming aware of the discrepancy to the department by written notice.

• Keep records of the prescribed information for at least five years

• Interpretation of the regulations varies • Determining if a waste is regulated (no defined testing regime)• Confusion regarding requirements• Inconsistency, both between states and within QLD• Electronic waste tracking • Agents agreements

Challenges and Issues

• From the generator • Onus can fall with the transporter• Obtaining accurate and complete information from the generator• Completing the WTC

• Disposal / treatment facility viewed as “gatekeeper” of WTC information• Loads arriving at disposal / treatment facility without any documentation• Time consuming at weighbridge when incomplete or inaccurate information /

forms are presented • Turn around time on paper forms and EHP notifications

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CSG Waste Materials• Is the CSG sludge or water (drilling mud / ferric sludge / salt water)

Regulated Waste? • Is the CSG pond liners Regulated Waste?• Is the soil contaminated with CSG sludge or Water Regulated

Waste?

Common Questions

Asbestos Materials• Does Asbestos Contaminated Soil requires permit form DEHP for

removal?• Does Asbestos Contaminated Soil requires WTC for transport?• Does Asbestos Contaminated Soil requires to be double wrapped

for transport purpose?

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• What does the landfill facility requires to accept ASS - Acid Sulphate Soils?

• Is ASS treatment required prior disposal or reuse at the Landfill?• What is the landfill sampling density?• Can the Landfill Facilities accept waste/contaminated soil from NSW

for disposal?• Can the Landfill Facilities accept PFOS and PFOA contaminated

materials?

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Contact:Daniela Lacerda(07) 3275 015404 0872 0835daniela.lacerda@veolia.com.au

Questions?

Thank you!