HOW WE BENEFITED THE ECONOMY
'...other opportunities for reducing waste were highlighted and incorporated into our process.'
Mr DAVID CHASTON General Manager Geelong Galvanizing

The HazWaste Fund
The Victorian Government’s HazWaste Fund helps industry reduce the volume of hazardous waste (or prescribed industrial waste) generated in Victoria.

What we did
It also seeks to reduce the hazard category of hazardous waste disposed to landfill and increase the remediation of contaminated soil.

The fund is made possible by the government’s commitment to invest hazardous waste landfill levy revenue in industry projects that avoid waste or productively use waste that cannot be avoided.

In 2008–09, the amount of category B hazardous waste sent to landfill was reduced by 13,648 tonnes to 43,744 tonnes. This is a step closer to the government’s pledge to eliminate category B waste to landfill by 2020.

Category B waste is hazardous waste that can only be accepted at best-practice landfills that we have approved to accept such waste. The fund is supported by hazardous waste landfill levies that are expected to raise $30 million over four years.

It is open to any organisation involved in generating, treating, transporting or researching hazardous waste or disposing of hazardous waste or contaminated soil. If you have a hazardous waste reduction initiative that enables avoidance, reuse, recycling or advanced treatment technologies, we may be able to help you. Contact us to discuss your idea and receive feedback before making a submission to the HazWaste Fund.

We funded BOB the blender
A machine nicknamed BOB by staff – big oversize blender – was one of the projects that we part funded through the HazWaste Fund. Located at the Dandenong premises of Geocycle, a subsidiary of Cement Australia Holdings, the mega blender will prevent up to 7000 tonnes of hazardous waste going to landfill by 2012. It will also lead to the recovery of more than 1000 tonnes of steel for recycling.

What you said
“Access to the HazWaste Fund meant that Geelong Galvanizing shared the risk of trialling an unproven product in Australia with EPA. While the acid extender was not as successful as hoped, other opportunities for reducing waste were highlighted and incorporated into our process.”
Mr David Chaston
General Manager
Geelong Galvanizing

“Working with the HazWaste team at EPA enabled us to look closely at our process here at Dow. Through the study, we were able to pinpoint the major areas of product loss and waste generation and have already started working on these problem areas to improve our business.”
Mr Ben Morgan
EHS Manager
Dow Chemical Company

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