Weston Rotary 8,000 tpa Quarantine, Can treat additional Capacity to additional The facility has potential to Aluminium, Kurri furnace. medical waste volumes and hazardous waste volumes treat a broad range of Kurri, NSW and paints. additional waste would require an additional additional waste streams and Local Hunter streams without rotary kiln to be types. Weston Aluminium is and other NSW modifications. accommodated within the motivated to explore doing this regions. existing baghouse system but have had major challenges capacity. Significant educating or achieving challenges in achieving cooperation from state or local cooperation with NSW EPA government authorities. and or Cessnock Council. Attempting to build an industrial ecology park to promote waste treatment and industrial resource recovery. * - Geocycle Pty Ltd is wholly subsidiary of Cement Australia in the business of processing of flammable and hazardous waste into alternative fuel and raw materials, for use in cement kilns, such as: paints; resins; solvents; oils and greases; tars and fats. Other technologies Table 7 describes other technologies for hazardous waste treatment. Table Description of other treatment technologies for hazardous waste Facility Description Total Waste type and Capacity to accept Potential for upgrade or Summary Treatment source other waste expansion Capacity
Weston Aluminium, Kurri Kurri, NSW Rotary furnace. 8,000 tpa Quarantine, medical waste and paints. Local Hunter and other NSW regions. Can treat additional volumes and additional waste streams without modifications. Capacity to additional hazardous waste volumes would require an additional rotary kiln to be accommodated within the existing baghouse system capacity. Significant challenges in achieving cooperation with NSW EPA and or Cessnock Council. Attempting to build an industrial ecology park to promote waste treatment and industrial resource recovery. The facility has potential to treat a broad range of additional waste streams and types. Weston Aluminium is motivated to explore doing this but have had major challenges educating or achieving cooperation from state or local government authorities. * - Geocycle Pty Ltd is wholly subsidiary of Cement Australia in the business of processing of flammable and hazardous waste into alternative fuel and raw materials, for use in cement kilns, such as: paints; resins; solvents; oils and greases; tars and fats. Other technologies Table 7 describes other technologies for hazardous waste treatment. Table Description of other treatment technologies for hazardous waste Facility Description Total Treatment Capacity Waste type and source Capacity to accept other waste Potential for upgrade or expansion Summary
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