Tomago Does not treat hazardous waste Aluminium BHP Olympic Does not treat hazardous waste Dam Copper Smelter BHP Kalgoorlie Does not treat hazardous waste Nickel Smelter Rotary furnaces and kilns Table 6 describes the facilities that use rotary furnaces or kilns to treat hazardous wastes. Description of rotary furnace and kiln facilities Facility Description Waste type and Capacity to accept Potential for upgrade or Summary Treatment source waste expansion Capacity Adelaide Brighton Cement kiln 750,000 tpa Currently The facility can take Modifications can be made to Further evaluation of suitable Cement Kiln, large single woodchip a diverse range of the facility, which relate to the problem waste streams should – Birkenhead, SA kiln derived fuel, alternative waste feed process into the kiln and be considered and feasibility of carbon powder, such as medical waste handling/storage the Birkenhead facility to be waste fuel and waste, liquid and facilities/procedures. Adelaide modified to take additional various solid fuels and Brighton would need to work volumes. This will also need to miscellaneous waste tyres. The with licensing authorities in SA include evaluation of air wastes. Waste primary focus on to evaluate options and emission impacts. is approximately hazardous waste is undertake a feasibility study. 23-24% of the material with The company expressed
Tomago Aluminium Does not treat hazardous waste BHP Olympic Dam Copper Smelter Does not treat hazardous waste BHP Kalgoorlie Nickel Smelter Does not treat hazardous waste Rotary furnaces and kilns Table 6 describes the facilities that use rotary furnaces or kilns to treat hazardous wastes. Description of rotary furnace and kiln facilities Facility Description Treatment Capacity Waste type and source Capacity to accept waste Potential for upgrade or expansion Summary Adelaide Brighton Cement Kiln, Birkenhead, SA Cement kiln – large single kiln 750,000 tpa Currently woodchip derived fuel, carbon powder, waste fuel and various miscellaneous wastes. Waste is approximately 23-24% of the The facility can take a diverse range of alternative waste such as medical waste, liquid and solid fuels and waste tyres. The primary focus on hazardous waste is material with Modifications can be made to the facility, which relate to the feed process into the kiln and waste handling/storage facilities/procedures. Adelaide Brighton would need to work with licensing authorities in SA to evaluate options and undertake a feasibility study. The company expressed Further evaluation of suitable problem waste streams should be considered and feasibility of the Birkenhead facility to be modified to take additional volumes. This will also need to include evaluation of air emission impacts.
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