Operating Licence (any other case)
Permission summary
- Statutory document ID:
- OL000070542
- Issue date:
- Fri 23 Dec 2011
- Expiry date:
- Fri 31 Dec 9999
- Status:
- Active
- Activity site:
- 890 Taylors Rd Dandenong South VIC 3175 AU
Permission holder
Name | Address |
|---|---|
Name VEOLIA RECYCLING & RECOVERY PTY LTD | Address Level 4, 65 Pirrama Road, Pyrmont New South Wales 2009, Australia |
Activity
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Transaction | Status |
|---|---|
Transaction A01 (Reportable priority waste management) | Status Issued |
Transaction A05a (Landfills - excluding municipal landfills servicing < 5000 people) | Status Issued |
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CodeDescriptionCodeOL_A01.01DescriptionYou must implement odour source controls that accord with the requirements of Section 6.7.3 of the Best Practice Environmental Management, Siting, Design, Operation and Rehabilitation of Landfills (EPA Publication 788) including, but not limited to: a) managing landfill gas odour; b) ensuring waste is covered appropriately and on time; and c) managing and treating leachate, where required, to prevent offensive odours off-site.CodeOL_G01DescriptionA copy of this licence must be kept at the activity site and be easily accessible to persons who are engaging in an activity conducted at the activity site. Information regarding the requirements of the licence and the Act duties must be included in site induction and training information.CodeOL_G02DescriptionYou must immediately notify the Authority by calling 1300 EPA VIC (1300 372 842) in the event of: a) A discharge, emission or deposit which gives rise to, or may give rise to, actual or potential harm to human health or the environment; b) A malfunction, breakdown or failure of risk control measures at the activity site which could reasonably be expected to give rise to actual or potential harm to human health or the environment; or c) Any breach of the licence.CodeOL_G03DescriptionYou must notify the Authority within 48 hours of the occurrence of any the following: (a) Any change to your name or address (including your registered address and activity site as applicable); (b) You become, or are likely to become, an insolvent under administration; (c) You become, or are likely to become, an externally administered company under the Corporations Act; or (d) A change to an officer (as defined in the Act). You must update your information in the EPA Interaction Portal if any other relevant administrative details for your business change.CodeOL_G04aDescriptionYou must provide to the Authority with a Permission Information and Performance Statement (PIPS) in the form determined by the Authority within 2 months of receiving notification in writing from the Authority. The PIPS may be released to the public (in whole or in part).CodeOL_G04bDescriptionInformation and monitoring records used for the preparation of, inclusion in, or support of, any reporting or notification that is required of you by the Authority (including data reporting, performance reporting, documents evidencing any risk and monitoring program) must be: a) retained for five years; and b) made available to the Authority on request.CodeOL_G05Description1. You must develop a risk management and monitoring program for your activities which: (a) identifies all the risks of harm to human health and the environment which may arise from the activities you are engaging in at your activity site; (b) clearly defines your environmental performance objectives; (c) clearly defines your risk control performance objectives; (d) describes how the environmental and risk control performance objectives are being achieved; (e) identifies and describes how you will continue to eliminate or minimise the risks in 1(a) (above) so far as reasonably practicable (SFARP); and (f) describes how the information collated in compliance with this clause, is or will be disseminated, used or otherwise considered by you or any other entity. 2. The risk management and monitoring program must be: (a) documented in writing; (b) signed by a duly authorised officer of the licensed entity; and (c) made available to the Authority on request.CodeOL_G06.02DescriptionYou must: (a) provide the Authority with a financial assurance in a form and for an amount determined by the Authority, by a date specified by the Authority; and (b) maintain such financial assurance (including any part of such assurance) so that it can be claimed on, utilised or realised by the Authority as and when required.CodeOL_L01DescriptionThe risk management and monitoring program referenced in condition OL_G05 must be in accordance with Section A of the Landfill Licensing Guidelines (EPA Publication 1323). The risk management and monitoring program must be verified by a person who has been appointed as an environmental auditor under the Environment Protection Act 2017 and it must: a) describe the environmental monitoring of landfill gas, leachate, groundwater, land, air, odour, noise, dust and surface water which will be undertaken to respond to the risks identified in the risk assessment; b) contain trigger levels and contingency actions to prevent further pollution if trigger levels are exceeded; and c) specify the frequency for completing environmental audits of the landfill operation.CodeOL_L02DescriptionYou must engage a person who has been appointed as an environmental auditor under the Environment Protection Act 2017 to conduct environmental audits of the nature and extent of the risk of harm to human health or the environment arising from landfill operation under Section 208 of the Act at the frequency specified in the monitoring program.CodeOL_L03DescriptionYou must ensure that surface water is segregated from active landfill cells.CodeOL_L04DescriptionWaters contaminated by leachate must not be discharged beyond the boundaries of the site.CodeOL_L04.01DescriptionYou must extract leachate from cells 12A, 12B, 12C and 20 such that the depth of leachate above the lowest point of the drainage layer does not exceed 300 mm.CodeOL_L04.02.02DescriptionYou must ensure that leachate levels in each leachate sump for all cells except 12A, 12B, 12C and 20 are maintained at least one metre below the level of the local groundwater level as measured in the closest perimeter groundwater bore.CodeOL_L04.05DescriptionYou must review and update the hydrogeological assessment for the activity site every 5 years after 11 October 2023 and provide to EPA.CodeOL_L05DescriptionYou must take all practicable measures to prevent emissions of landfill gas from exceeding the action levels specified in Table 6.4 of Best Practice Environmental Management, Siting, Design, Operation and Rehabilitation of Landfills (EPA Publication 788).CodeOL_L06DescriptionAll waste in the cell(s) listed in Appendix 7, apart from at the active tipping face must be covered at all times.CodeOL_L07DescriptionBy the end of each day's operations waste must be covered in one of these ways: a) with a layer of soil at least 0.15 metres thick if the waste is only solid inert waste; b) with a layer of soil at least 0.30 metres thick for all other wastes; c) using alternative cover approved by the Authority in writing.CodeOL_L07.01DescriptionYou must cover waste asbestos immediately upon deposition in one of these ways: a) with a layer of waste (not including waste asbestos) at least 1 metre thick or a layer of soil at least 0.3 metres thick; or b) using alternative cover approved by the Authority in writing.CodeOL_L08DescriptionYou must: a) limit the area of the tipping face of each cell to 900m2; b) only operate one tipping face at any time unless a second tipping face is required for short term operational reasons; and c) ensure the active tipping face is mechanically stable as per Section 7.6 of the Best Practice Environmental Management, Siting, Design, Operation and Rehabilitation of Landfills (EPA Publication 788).CodeOL_L09DescriptionYou must ensure all of the following: a) Waste that is accepted for disposal at the activity site is only placed into cell(s) listed in Appendix 7; and b) Waste for disposal is not placed outside of the perimeter of any cell(s) listed in Appendix 7.CodeOL_L10DescriptionYou must ensure that waste that has been previously deposited is not recovered and reprocessed except in accordance with written approval from EPA.CodeOL_L11DescriptionYou must ensure that waste is not stockpiled at the activity site prior to deposit in a cell except in accordance with written approval from EPA.CodeOL_L12DescriptionYou must ensure that an independent annual survey is conducted by a licensed surveyor, or other method approved by the Authority in writing, by the end of June each year for each landfill cell at the activity site and submitted to the Authority with your permission information and performance statement. The survey must: a) confirm the volume and mass of air space consumed since the last survey; and b) verify that the top of the waste deposited in cells is in compliance with the EPA approved pre-settlement contour plan.CodeOL_L13DescriptionYou must manage each landfill cell so that the surface contour prior to settlement conforms to the surface profile grades in Section 8.1.5 of the Best Practice Environmental Management, Siting, Design, Operation and Rehabilitation of Landfills (EPA Publication 788) or otherwise as approved by the Authority in writing and so that the top of cap prior to settlement is not higher at any point than the pre-settlement top of cap approved contour plan shown in Appendix 3.CodeOL_L14DescriptionA weighbridge must be used at the landfill to measure and record: a) the weight of waste received at the site; and b) the weight of waste that is removed from the site.CodeOL_L15DescriptionYou must take measures to prevent hotspots in the waste mass at the landfill site.CodeOL_L16DescriptionYou must report hotspots within the waste mass to the Authority within 24 hours of detection, and provide a follow-up action plan within 7 days detailing how the hotspot will be cooled, including monitoring, actions completed and to be taken, along with the proposed timeframes.CodeOL_L17DescriptionYou must manage hotspots within the waste mass in accordance with the Landfill Licensing Guidelines (EPA Publication 1323).CodeOL_L18DescriptionYou must: a) notify the Authority of your intention to commence construction of a new landfill cell at the activity site by written notice in accordance with Appendix 7 of the Landfill Licensing Guidelines (EPA Publication 1323); and b) not start constructing a new cell without written approval from the Authority.CodeOL_L19DescriptionPrior to commencing construction of a new landfill cell you must submit the following material to the Authority so that it may consider whether or not to grant approval for the construction of the new cell: a) detailed designs of the landfill cell meaning plans, technical specifications and a construction quality assurance plan which comply with Section 6 and Appendices D, E and F of the Best Practice Environmental Management, Siting, Design, Operation and Rehabilitation of Landfills (EPA Publication 788); b) an assessment report of the of the detailed designs prepared by a person who has been appointed as an environmental auditor under the Environment Protection Act 2017 in accordance with Appendix 14 of the Landfill Licensing Guidelines (EPA Publication 1323); and c) a completed and signed auditor declaration in the format shown in Appendix 15 of the Landfill Licensing Guidelines (EPA Publication 1323).CodeOL_L20DescriptionUpon approval by the Authority to construct each new landfill cell, you must engage a person who has been appointed as an environmental auditor under the Environment Protection Act 2017 to conduct an environmental audit and submit an environmental audit statement and environmental audit report to the Authority. The environmental audit report must: a) verify that the construction of the new landfill cell is in accordance with EPA approved designs; b) assess any potential risks associated with the construction or use of the new landfill cell; and c) be prepared in accordance with Section 212 of the Environment Protection Act 2017.CodeOL_L21DescriptionYou must not commence filling of any new landfill cell with waste without the written approval of EPA.CodeOL_L22DescriptionYou must implement a rehabilitation plan for the landfill. The plan must: a) be revised after each cell is full, if necessary; b) meet the requirements of Section 8 of Best Practice Environmental Management, Siting, Design, Operation and Rehabilitation of Landfills (EPA Publication 788); c) set timeframes for placement of final capping of all completed cells, calculated from the date that the cell became full; and d) set timeframes for the progressive capture and treatment of landfill gas and leachate from each completed cell.CodeOL_L23DescriptionYou must place intermediate cover on all cells within one month of the date that the cell became full. The intermediate cover must comprise a minimum of 500 mm of compacted clay or compacted clay rich soil or alternative cover approved by the Authority in writing.CodeOL_L24DescriptionIn circumstances where the deposit of waste in a cell is likely to cease for a period of three months or more, you must place intermediate cover on the cell within one month of the date that waste was last placed in the cell. The intermediate cover must comprise a minimum of 500 mm of compacted clay or compacted clay rich soil or alternative cover approved by the Authority in writing.CodeOL_L25DescriptionPrior to commencing construction of each new section of landfill cap you must submit the following to the Authority for approval: a) detailed designs of the landfill cap, meaning plans, technical specifications and a construction quality assurance plan which comply with Section 8 and Appendices D, E and F of the Best Practice Environmental Management, Siting, Design, Operation and Rehabilitation of Landfills (EPA Publication 788); b) an assessment report of the detailed designs of the cap prepared by a person who has been appointed as an environmental auditor under the Environment Protection Act 2017 in accordance with Appendix 14 of the Landfill Licensing Guidelines (EPA Publication 1323); and c) a completed and signed auditor declaration in the format shown in Appendix 15 of the Landfill Licensing Guidelines (EPA Publication 1323).CodeOL_L26DescriptionUpon approval by the Authority to construct each new landfill cap you must engage a person who has been appointed as an environmental auditor under the Environment Protection Act 2017 to conduct and submit an environmental audit report to the Authority. The environmental audit report must: a) verify that the construction of the cap is in accordance with EPA approved designs; b) assess any potential risks associated with the construction; and c) be prepared in accordance with Section 212 of the Environment Protection Act 2017.CodeOL_L27DescriptionYou must complete final capping of cells within 2 years of the date that cell became full, in compliance with the approved rehabilitation plan.CodeOL_L28DescriptionYou must provide the Authority with at least 6 month’s notice of your intention to cease accepting waste at the activity site.CodeOL_L29DescriptionYou must submit a waste mass balance report at the same time that you submit each waste levy statement required under section 150 of the Environment Protection Act 2017. The waste mass balance report must be completed in accordance with the Waste Mass Balance Guideline (EPA Publication 2040), as amended from time to time.CodeOL_WA01DescriptionYou must ensure all of the following: a) Only waste of a type shown in Appendix 4 of this licence is accepted at the activity site; and b) If it is identified that any waste has been received at the activity site that is of a type not shown in Appendix 4 in contravention of paragraph a) above, such waste must be placed in a designated and sign-posted temporary storage area and sent for disposal to a site licensed by the Authority to receive such waste within 21 days of the date it was received.CodeOL_WA01.05.01DescriptionYou must ensure that the total reportable priority waste deposited at the activity site does not exceed 35% by weight of the total waste deposited over the lifetime of the activity site.CodeOL_WA02DescriptionWastes accepted at the activity site may only be treated or disposed of in accordance with Appendix 4.CodeOL_WM02DescriptionEach container holding waste at the activity site must be labelled so that the contents and the waste producer can be identified.CodeOL_WM03.01DescriptionYou must implement litter controls that accord with the requirements of Section 7.8 of the Best Practice Environmental Management, Siting, Design, Operation and Rehabilitation of Landfills (EPA Publication 788), including, but not limited to: a) minimising the size of the tipping area; b) controlling litter at the active tipping area; c) establishing a program of frequent cleaning of litter from fences and the surrounding area; and d) establishing contingency plans to deal with extreme events that cause gross litter problems.CodeOL_WM04DescriptionYou must ensure that waste does not burn at the activity site.CodeOL_WM11DescriptionFor all wastes of a type listed in Appendix 4, you must keep records of: (a) incoming and outgoing movements of waste; (b) the current location of waste at your activity site; and (c) the waste type of any waste located at your activity site. These records must be retained for five years and be made available to the Authority on request.CodeOL_WM14DescriptionAll plant and equipment must be maintained and operated in proper working condition, in accordance with the manufacturer’s specifications.Learn more about waste acceptance regulations.
CodeDescriptionCodeA100DescriptionCyanide-containing waste resulting from surface treatment of metals and plasticsCodeA110DescriptionWaste from heat treatment and tempering operations containing cyanidesCodeA130DescriptionCyanides (inorganic)CodeB100DescriptionAcids in a solid form or acidic solutions with pH value 4 or lessCodeC100DescriptionAlkaline solids or alkaline solutions with pH value of 10 or more, including caustic soda, alkaline cleaners and waste limeCodeD120DescriptionMercury and mercury compoundsCodeD130DescriptionArsenic and arsenic compoundsCodeD140DescriptionChromium compounds including hexavalent and trivalentCodeD150DescriptionCadmium and cadmium compoundsCodeD170DescriptionAntimony and antimony compoundsCodeD190DescriptionCopper compoundsCodeD210DescriptionNickel compoundsCodeD220DescriptionLead and lead based compoundsCodeD230DescriptionZinc compoundsCodeD240DescriptionSelenium and selenium compoundsCodeD290DescriptionBarium compounds (excluding barium sulfate)CodeD300DescriptionNon-toxic salts including sodium chloride, calcium chlorideCodeD310DescriptionBoron compoundsCodeD330DescriptionInorganic sulfidesCodeD390DescriptionInorganic chemicals not otherwise specified in items 6 to 29 or 31 of "Schedule 5—Waste Classification" of the Environment Protection Regulations 2021CodeF100DescriptionAqueous-based wastes from the production, formulation and use of paints, lacquers, varnish, inks, dyes and pigmentsCodeF110DescriptionAqueous-based wastes from the production, formulation and use of resins, latex, plasticisers, glues and adhesivesCodeF120DescriptionSolvent-based wastes from the production, formulation and use of paints, lacquers, varnish, inks, dyes and pigmentsCodeF130DescriptionSolvent-based wastes from the production, formulation and use of resins, latex, plasticisers, glues and adhesivesCodeJ160DescriptionWaste tarry residues arising from refining, distillation, and any pyrolytic treatmentCodeK100DescriptionAnimal effluent and residues, including abattoir wastes and other wastes from animal processingCodeK140DescriptionTannery wastes (not containing chromium)CodeK190DescriptionWool scouring wastesCodeK210DescriptionSolid commercial food wastes, not otherwise specified in "Schedule 5—Waste Classification" of the Environment Protection Regulations 2021CodeK220DescriptionManures including any mixture of manure and biodegradable animal bedding such as strawCodeK230DescriptionProcessed solid organic waste, including unpasteurised or otherwise contaminated materialCodeK300DescriptionCommercial garden & landscaping organics that does not contain any physical or chemical contaminationCodeK310-HDescriptionTimber treated with hazardous substances, including sawdustCodeK310-NHDescriptionUntreated timber, including sawdustCodeK400-NHDescriptionBiosolids that meet the permit conditions in the permit in relation to item 23 (A15—Biosolids supply or use) in the Table in Schedule 1 of the Environment Protection Regulations 2021CodeM120DescriptionSolvents, oils and materials contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls at a concentration greater than 2 mg per kg and up to 50 mg per kgCodeN100DescriptionRigid steel or plastic containers with an original volume less than 200 litres contaminated with reportable priority waste (transport)CodeN110DescriptionBags or containers contaminated with reportable priority waste (transport) not covered by the description of waste for items 80 and 81 of "Schedule 5—Waste Classification" of the Environment Protection Regulations 2021CodeN120DescriptionSoil that has contaminant concentrations exceeding the upper limits for fill material contaminant concentrations specified in the Waste Disposal Categories—Characteristics and Thresholds or contains asbestosCodeN122DescriptionExcavated material or engineered fill including fill material, other than item 83 or 85 of "Schedule 5—Waste Classification" of the Environment Protection Regulations 2021CodeN123DescriptionWaste Acid Sulfate Soil (Actual Acid Sulfate Soil and Potential Acid Sulfate Soil), other than item 83 of "Schedule 5—Waste Classification" of the Environment Protection Regulations 2021CodeN140DescriptionFire debris and fire wash-waters excluding anything covered under item 79 of "Schedule 5—Waste Classification" of the Environment Protection Regulations 2021CodeN150DescriptionFly ashCodeN160DescriptionEncapsulated, chemically-fixed, solidified or polymerised hazardous wastesCodeN190DescriptionFilter cake contaminated with residues of hazardous substancesCodeN205DescriptionResidues from industrial waste treatment/disposal operations, including digestate, bottom ash and charCodeN210DescriptionResidue from pollution control operations, including baghouse dust and activated carbonCodeN220DescriptionWaste asbestosCodeN230DescriptionCeramic-based fibres with physico-chemical characteristics similar to those of asbestosCodeN250DescriptionAbsorbents contaminated with residues of hazardous substancesCodeT130-NHDescriptionSludges or slurries, including drilling muds other than item 102 of "Schedule 5—Waste Classification" of the Environment Protection Regulations 2021CodeT141DescriptionTyre pieces less than 250 millimetres in size measured in any dimensionCodeT340DescriptionQuarantine and biosecurity wasteCodeW_1DescriptionMunicipal Waste - waste from a municipal kerbside collectionCodeW_2DescriptionIndustrial Waste (Construction and Demolition) - Waste from construction, demolition and other sources which is solid inert wasteCodeW_3DescriptionIndustrial Waste (Commercial and Industrial) - Waste from commercial and industrial sources that includes putrescible wasteCodeX100DescriptionTextilesCodeX200DescriptionLeather and rubber, other than tyresCodeY100DescriptionConcreteCodeY110DescriptionBricksCodeY120DescriptionRubble (including foundry sands without hazardous substances)CodeY130DescriptionPlaster board and cement sheetingCodeY140DescriptionAsphaltCodeZ100DescriptionGlassCodeZ300DescriptionSteelCodeZ310DescriptionAluminiumCodeZ320DescriptionNon-ferrous metals, other than AluminiumCodeZ400DescriptionCardboardCodeZ410DescriptionLiquid paperboardCodeZ420DescriptionNewsprint and magazinesCodeZ430DescriptionOffice paperCodeZ500DescriptionPlastics, PIC #1 through #7In the event of a discrepancy between the conditions listed on this page and the linked statutory document, the statutory document prevails.
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