South Australia who transport asbestos waste for fee or reward require an 0kg for commercial Online or SA does not the ✓ ✖ “Persons environmental authorisation (licence) as a of Listed Waste’, issued removal. paper. Paper fate of asbestos ‘Transporter by the EPA as required under Section 36 of the Environment Protection Act. certificates waste (only the Unlimited domestic cost $2.50 name of receiving If asbestos-containing materials are discovered within or actively mixed with without tracking. per facility)14. other wastes, the entire load is deemed as an asbestos waste and must be certificate. managed appropriately. For example, where a stockpile of waste soil is contaminated with asbestos-containing material the entire stockpile is deemed to be asbestos waste and must be managed as per this guideline, conditions of EPA Licence or remediated to remove the containing material” (SA EPA 2014, p.1). Tasmania Asbestos waste is not tracked when transported within Tasmania. Victoria transportation of domestic sourced asbestos, unless it is removed by a 0kg for commercial Online or Collects a full set of ✓ ✓ “The licensed asbestos removalist, does not fall within EPA’s statutory removal. paper tracking data. responsibilities. A householder may transport their own asbestos to a licensed Unlimited domestic landfill for disposal without transport certificates or a permitted vehicle… When without tracking. a commercial contractor (i.e., a licensed asbestos removalist) undertakes the removal of the asbestos from a domestic source, transport certificates and a permitted vehicle are required” (EPA Victoria 2015, p.1). EPA Victoria comment: advises industry that if asbestos is the only “EPA contaminant in soils that the entire load be classified as asbestos waste.” Western Australia Asbestos is not tracked when transported within WA. WA operates a controlled waste tracking system, but asbestos is excluded from the requirements relating to transport by a licensed controlled waste carrier and tracking via a controlled waste tracking form.
South Australia “Persons who transport asbestos waste for fee or reward require an environmental authorisation (licence) as a ‘Transporter of Listed Waste’, issued by the EPA as required under Section 36 of the Environment Protection Act. If asbestos-containing materials are discovered within or actively mixed with other wastes, the entire load is deemed as an asbestos waste and must be managed appropriately. For example, where a stockpile of waste soil is contaminated with asbestos-containing material the entire stockpile is deemed to be asbestos waste and must be managed as per this guideline, conditions of EPA Licence or remediated to remove the containing material” (SA EPA 2014, p.1). 0kg for commercial removal. Unlimited domestic without tracking. Online or paper. Paper certificates cost $2.50 per certificate. ✓ ✖ SA does not the fate of asbestos waste (only the name of receiving facility)14. Tasmania Asbestos waste is not tracked when transported within Tasmania. Victoria “The transportation of domestic sourced asbestos, unless it is removed by a licensed asbestos removalist, does not fall within EPA’s statutory responsibilities. A householder may transport their own asbestos to a licensed landfill for disposal without transport certificates or a permitted vehicle… When a commercial contractor (i.e., a licensed asbestos removalist) undertakes the removal of the asbestos from a domestic source, transport certificates and a permitted vehicle are required” (EPA Victoria 2015, p.1). EPA Victoria comment: “EPA advises industry that if asbestos is the only contaminant in soils that the entire load be classified as asbestos waste.” 0kg for commercial removal. Unlimited domestic without tracking. Online or paper ✓ ✓ Collects a full set of tracking data. Western Australia Asbestos is not tracked when transported within WA. WA operates a controlled waste tracking system, but asbestos is excluded from the requirements relating to transport by a licensed controlled waste carrier and tracking via a controlled waste tracking form.
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