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

1. Hazardous Waste and Soil Landfill Disposal and Transport in QLD and Cross Border ACLCA – Australian Contaminated Land Consultants Association Date: 19/08/2015 Presenter: Daniela Lacerda Position: Remediation Services Manager

2. 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

3. 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

4. Australian Operations Locations

5. Our Core Capability • Integrated Waste Management & Resource Recovery • Industrial Water Management • Energy Services • Industrial Maintenance and Cleaning Services • Refractory Management • Facilities Management Services

6. 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

7. 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.

8. HazardousWaste 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

9. 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

10. 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. Why Track Waste? 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.

11. Important Information for Completing a Waste Transport Certificate Collection Transport Waste Details Generator Details Proposed Receiver Details Transporter Details • Generator Representative Details? (name, position, signature, date and phone number) Disposal Transporter Details (name, signature, date and phone number) Waste Receiver Details Discrepancy • Waste Receiver Representative Details? (name, position, signature, date and phone number)

12. Waste Transport Certificate

13. 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 Transport of Trackable Waste Between States (Interstate)

14. 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

15. 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.

16. 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.

17. 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

18. 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 • Challengesand Issues

19. 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 • …

20. 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

21. 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? • …

22. What does the landfill facility requires to accept ASS - Acid SulphateSoils? 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? • …

23. Contact: Daniela Lacerda (07) 3275 0154 04 0872 0835 daniela.lacerda@veolia.com.au • Questions?

24. Thank you!