Permission summary

Permission ID
DL000300055
Issue date
Expiry date
Status
Active
Activity site

7 - 8 Haworth Court, Breakwater, Victoria, 3219, Australia

Permission holder

MAINSTREAM RECYCLING PTY LIMITED
6 Sleigh Place
Wetherill Park NSW 2164
Australia

Activity

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A01 (Reportable priority waste management)
Issued
A13a (Waste and resource recovery - large)
Issued

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  • Conditions

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    DL_C02
    You 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 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.
    DL_C03
    Commissioning must not cause or result in any breach of any permission issued by the Authority for the permission activity, except where authorised by a condition of this licence.
    DL_C05
    1. 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; 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 (c) made available to the Authority on request.
    DL_C07
    Within 60 business days of the completion of the approved activities, you must provide to EPA a written report that summarises the activities undertaken and includes: An overarching Commissioning Proof of Performance (PoP) Report, prepared by a qualified Environmental Auditor, detailing multiple lines of evidence that review the soil washing process results and screening equipment performance. Include separate sub-reports each submitted upon completion of the following milestones: • Milestone 1 :Baseline year -Approximately 35,000 tpa (current operation) (waste classification: IW and PW) • Milestone 2: Approximately 50,000 tpa (waste classification: IW, PW and RPW); • Milestone 3Approximately 65,000 tpa (waste classification: IW, PW and RPW); • Milestone 4 and beyond: Up to 72,140 tpa (waste classification: IW, PW and RPW) All reports to include: 1. Detailed results of the Proof of Performance (POP) tests for the soil washing and screening equipment, and include: a) Laboratory Quality Assurance/Quality Control (Lab QA/QC) documentation associated with the POP testing. This documentation should include: i. A summary of soil treatment verification results demonstrating the effectiveness of the treatment process in removing contaminants. ii. Any non-conformances encountered during testing and the corrective actions taken. iii. Chain of custody documentation for all collected soil samples. b) A summary of findings demonstrating that the treated soil consistently meets the soil washing targets and demonstrates compliance with it’s intended final use. Sub-reports for Milestones 2, 3, and 4 to additionally include: 1. The efficiency of the soil washing process: a) A breakdown of the types of soils treated, and the targeted contaminants. b) Mass balance analysis comparing contaminant mass in untreated soil to outputs (cleaned soil, wastewater, and any other waste streams produced during washing (e.g., filter cake, sludge). c) Results of appropriate leachability tests performed on the treated soil to ensure that any residual contaminants are not mobile or leachable. d) Recovery rate calculations determining the percentage of contaminants removed. 2. Describe any "hot spots" of contamination encountered during the treatment process. Explain how these areas were addressed, including the limiting factors that influenced the effectiveness of contaminant removal for: a) Category C and Category D wastes (non-destructive digging (NDD)); b) Gross Pollutant Trap (GPT) wastes; c) General Solid Wastes (GSW). 3. The noise emissions findings during commissioning and implemented noise control measures that demonstrate compliance with the EPA Guideline 1826.4 - Noise limit and assessment protocol for the control of noise from commercial, industrial and trade premises and entertainment venues; and EPA Publication 1996 “Assessing Low frequency Noise” (if any). 4. Odour emissions findings and implemented odour control measures in accordance with EPA Guidance “Odour Advise for Businesses” (if any).
    DL_C10
    You must ensure that: a) Only waste of a type shown in Appendix 4 of this approval 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 authorised by the Authority to receive such waste within 21 days of the date it was received.
    DL_C11
    Wastes accepted at the activity site may only be treated or disposed of in accordance with Appendix 4.
    DL_G01
    A copy of this licence must be kept at the site and be easily accessible to persons who are engaging in an activity conducted at the site. Information regarding the requirements of the licence and the Act duties must be included in site induction and training information.
    DL_G02
    The development of the proposed waste and resource recovery facility and associated infrastructure must be conducted in accordance with the listed approved plans and documents: . • APP024640 - Application Details.pdf • Appendix C Environmental Risk Register • Appendix D Energy and Greenhouse Gas Assess t.pdf • Appendix E Air Quality Assessment.pdf • Appendix F Acoustic Report.pdf • Appendix G Stormwater Assessment Report.pdf • Appendix H Fire Risk Assessment.pdf • Appendix I Environmental Policy.pdf • Appendix J Consultation Material.pdf • NP21147 Mainstream DL application report v1.0.pdf • Stormwater Assessment Report.pdf– 17/07/2024 • Emails received from Mainstream to EPA on 10,05/2024, 24/05/2024, 08/07/2024, 18/07/2024 .. In the event of any inconsistency between the approved documents and the conditions of this permission, the conditions of this permission shall prevail.
    DL_G03
    Subject to the following conditions, this development licence allows you to: in accordance with your application (APP024640) and supporting information, to expand the site and operations to: 1. Maintain a storage capacity of up to 650 tonnes (t) of Reportable Priority Waste (RPW), classified as Category C and Category D, with the following breakdown: • Up to 50 (t) of J120 waste at any one time; • Up to 50 (t) of J130 waste at any one time; • Up to 500 (t) of L100 waste at any one time; • Up to 50 (t) of L200-H waste at any one time; • Up to 200 (t) of N120 waste at any one time; • Up to 50 (t) of T130-H waste at any one time; • Up to 200 (t) of T330 waste at any one time; 2. Maintain a storage capacity of up to 1,300 tonnes (t) of Priority Wastes (PW) and Industrial Wastes (IW) with the following breakdown: • Up to 50 (t) of T130-NH waste at any one time; • Up to 300 (t) of K300 waste at any one time; • Up to 200 (t) of N122 waste at any one time; • Up to 50 (t) of L200-NH waste at any one time; • Up to 100 (t) of K310-NH waste at any one time; • Up to 100 (t) of W-3 waste (street sweeping) at any one time; • Up to 100 (t) of W-3 waste (stormwater/GPT) at any one time; • Up to 400 (t) of W-3 waste (other clean material) at any one time; 3. Wash and screen up to 14,640 tonnes per annum (tpa) of Reportable Priority Wastes -Category C and Category D wastes (primarily non-destructive digging (NDD) wastes, and soil) for reuse, that include: • Up to 1000 (tpa) of J120 waste (liquid form); • Up to 1000 (tpa) of J130 waste (liquid form); • Up to 1000 (tpa) of L100 waste (liquid form); • Up to 1000 (tpa) of L200-H waste (liquid form); • Up to 4,320 (tpa) of N120 waste (solid form); • Up to 4,320 (tpa) of T130-H waste (mix form); • Up to 2000 (tpa) of T330 waste (liquid form). 4. Wash and screen up to 57,500 tonnes per annum (tpa) of Priority Wastes and Industrial Wastes (liquid and solid Gross Pollutant Trap (GPT) wastes, General Solid Waste (GSW), and street sweepings, that include: • Up to 24,000 (tpa) of T130-NH waste (mix form); • Up to 3,000 (tpa) of K300 waste (solid form); • Up to 4,000 (tpa) of N122 waste (solid form); • Up to 2,000 (tpa) of L200-NH waste (liquid form); • Up to 500 (tpa) of K310-NH waste (solid form); • Up to 10,000 (tpa) of W-3 (street sweepings) waste (solid form); • Up to 10,000 (tpa) of W-3 (stormwater and GPT) waste (liquid form); • Up to 4,000 (tpa) of W-3 (other clean material) wastes (mix form).
    DL_G04
    This permission does not take effect until a copy of any planning permit or amendment to a planning scheme required under the Planning and Environment Act 1987 (Vic) and related planning schemes has been provided to the Authority by the applicant.
    DL_G05
    This permission expires: (a) on the issue or amendment of an operating licence or permit relating to all activities covered by this permission; (b) when the Authority advises in writing that all activities covered by this permission have been satisfactorily completed and the issue or amendment of an operating licence or permit is not required; or c) on the expiry date listed on the front page of this permission.
    DL_G06
    You must: (a) prior to commissioning, provide the Authority with the full financial assurance in a form and for an amount determined 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.
    DL_G07
    You must: (a) develop and maintain a decommissioning plan that is in accordance with the current decommissioning guidelines published by the Authority; (b) provide the decommissioning plan to the Authority upon request; (c) supply to the Authority an updated detailed decommissioning plan 45 business days prior to commencement of decommissioning, if you propose to divest a section of the licensed site, cease part or all of the licensed activity or reduce the basis upon which the licence was granted to a point where licensing is no longer required; and (d) decommission the licensed site in accordance with the detailed decommissioning plan, to the satisfaction of the Authority and within any reasonable timeframe which may be specified by the Authority.
    DL_R01
    At least 45 business days before the commencement of any commissioning, you must provide to the Authority reports that include(s): . 1. An updated Odour Management Plan (OMP) that details all waste streams and their volumes on-site, outlining specific actions to minimize and monitor odour both on and off-site, with a particular focus on periods of high activity. 2. A detailed Commissioning Plan that clearly define the washing trials objectives, targeted contaminants, and monitoring methodologies for validation or proof-of-performance of the development activities in accordance with the application and development license. The plan will include, but is not limited to: a) The current Pilot Trials plan and results on NDD Wastes handling and processing technology before full-scale implementation (for the current Baseline year – approximately 30,000 tpa) b) A plan to undertake trials at each phase of the project, which includes: i. List of specific contaminants to be targeted in the trials ii. Description of the sampling plan, analytical methods, and Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) procedures iii. Description of how data will be analysed, reported, and used to evaluate the success of the trials, including: iv. A draft calculation of the contaminant mass balance in different waste streams to understand the soil matrix/contaminant relationship. 3. A Contingency Program to address any unforeseen events or deviations from the expected performance of the soil washing process. This plan should outline: a) The process to manage any concentrated treatment residue or handing complex soil and debris matrices generated during soil washing. b) Alternative treatment or disposal options for soil batches that exceed contamination standards or do not meet specifications, including any re-treatment or disposal options for failed batches. c) A monitoring program with both internal process performance and discharge quality metrics (if applicable), including specific discharge limits. A remediation plan in case discharge limits are exceeded.
    DL_W03
    You must notify the Authority when the construction associated with the development activities covered by this approval has been completed.
    DL_W04
    You must not commission or use the operating components of the development activities without the written approval of the Authority.
    DL_W08
    You must install : 1. Dust and Stockpiles Management: a) Install dust monitors (dust fall deposition gauges) to measure real-time dust concentrations and trigger control actions. b) Stockpiles height must be maintained lower than the surrounding structures. c) Stockpiles of fine material (less than 3 mm in size) must be covered during dry periods. d) Untreated soil stockpiles must be stored on either a lined impermeable surface of appropriate thickness or concrete, with a permeability rate of 1x10-9 m/s, and covered with a secure plastic sheet or stored indoors. e) Fill materials that exceed contamination standards must be disposed of as Category D wastes. 2. Stormwater Management: a) Prior to commissioning, you must construct and maintain a drainage channel or bund along the eastern boundary of the southern portion, designed to accommodate the peak flow of a 10-year ARI storm event. b) Install a drainage pit at the lowest point of the eastern boundary channel, sized to effectively capture the peak flow of a 10-year ARI storm event, and equipped with a submerged pump capable of diverting the captured stormwater runoff to the Aqua Cycle treatment unit before discharge. c) Install grading, swales, or other appropriate barriers along the western boundary to prevent cross-site overland flow from the neighbouring property. 3. Groundwater Monitoring a) Prior to commissioning, undertake a site-specific groundwater investigation must be conducted to establish a baseline groundwater quality profile and identify any existing contamination. Based on the investigation results, a comprehensive groundwater monitoring program must be implemented. This program should incorporate appropriate control measures and early detection mechanisms for potential contamination.
    DL_W10
    You must implement all liquid storage containment and handling measures in accordance with “Liquid storage and handling guidelines” (EPA Publication 1698, released June 2018).

  • Waste information

    Learn more about waste acceptance regulations.

    J120
    Waste oil/water, hydrocarbons/water mixtures or emulsions
    J130
    Triple interceptor waste and stormwater contaminated with oil or hydrocarbon
    K300
    Commercial garden & landscaping organics that does not contain any physical or chemical contamination
    K310-NH
    Untreated timber, including sawdust
    L100
    Car and truck washwaters
    L200-H
    Industrial wastewater (excluding sewage) not otherwise specified in "Schedule 5—Waste Classification" of the Environment Protection Regulations 2021
    L200-NH
    Industrial wastewaters (excluding sewage) which meets conditions relating to wastewater reuse in a permission
    N120
    Soil that has contaminant concentrations exceeding the upper limits for fill material contaminant concentrations specified in the Waste Disposal Categories—Characteristics and Thresholds or contains asbestos
    N122
    Excavated material or engineered fill including fill material, other than item 83 or 85 of "Schedule 5—Waste Classification" of the Environment Protection Regulations 2021
    T130-H
    Sludges or slurries, including drilling muds containing hazardous substances
    T130-NH
    Sludges or slurries, including drilling muds other than item 102 of "Schedule 5—Waste Classification" of the Environment Protection Regulations 2021
    T330
    Leachate from waste treatment/disposal operations
    W_3
    Industrial Waste (Commercial and Industrial) - Waste from commercial and industrial sources that includes putrescible waste

  • Documents

    In the event of a discrepancy between the conditions listed on this page and the linked statutory document, the statutory document prevails

    DL000300055 - Statutory Document.pdf

  • Performance Statements

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