EPA Victoria has received an application from Advanced Recycling Victoria for a development licence for a plastic resource recovery plant in Altona, to convert end-of-life plastics into liquid and gaseous hydrocarbon products.
The liquid products can be used as feedstock for manufacturing products in the plastic, chemical refining, and asphalt industries. The gaseous product can be used as a fuel. The proposed plant will process approximately 20,000 tonnes of end-of-life plastics per year.
The proposed infrastructure will include a plastic preparation shed, a hydrothermal treatment plant. tanks to store the products generated and an area for storing containers of plastics.
The consultation period for this development licence opens on 31 August. It will close on 21 September. This proposal is considered an A02a (Other waste treatment - incineration) scheduled activity requiring a development licence from EPA.
For more information and to make comment go to engage.vic.gov.au/advanced-recycling-victoria
Background Information: EPA licences and permissions
To perform prescribed activities that may cause harm, you must have a permission such as a licence, permit or registration.
Permissions work alongside the General Environmental Duty, ensuring performance standards and conditions are met across a range of activities. There are three tiers of permissions based on the level of risk to human health and the environment:
1. Licences for high-risk prescribed activities
2. Permits for medium-risk prescribed activities
3. Registrations for low-risk prescribed activities
This risk-based approach means we can target different levels of risk with the right balance of permissions and conditions. Our Permissions scheme policy (publication 1799) outlines:
• your role, as the permission holder, in ensuring compliance and preventing harm
• what we consider when assessing an application for a permission
• how permissions work to manage the risks related to prescribed activities
Find out more at epa.vic.gov.au/for-business/new-laws-and-your-business/permissions
The liquid products can be used as feedstock for manufacturing products in the plastic, chemical refining, and asphalt industries. The gaseous product can be used as a fuel. The proposed plant will process approximately 20,000 tonnes of end-of-life plastics per year.
The proposed infrastructure will include a plastic preparation shed, a hydrothermal treatment plant. tanks to store the products generated and an area for storing containers of plastics.
The consultation period for this development licence opens on 31 August. It will close on 21 September. This proposal is considered an A02a (Other waste treatment - incineration) scheduled activity requiring a development licence from EPA.
For more information and to make comment go to engage.vic.gov.au/advanced-recycling-victoria
Background Information: EPA licences and permissions
To perform prescribed activities that may cause harm, you must have a permission such as a licence, permit or registration.
Permissions work alongside the General Environmental Duty, ensuring performance standards and conditions are met across a range of activities. There are three tiers of permissions based on the level of risk to human health and the environment:
1. Licences for high-risk prescribed activities
2. Permits for medium-risk prescribed activities
3. Registrations for low-risk prescribed activities
This risk-based approach means we can target different levels of risk with the right balance of permissions and conditions. Our Permissions scheme policy (publication 1799) outlines:
• your role, as the permission holder, in ensuring compliance and preventing harm
• what we consider when assessing an application for a permission
• how permissions work to manage the risks related to prescribed activities
Find out more at epa.vic.gov.au/for-business/new-laws-and-your-business/permissions
Reviewed 31 August 2022
