❓ Hon Giz Watson asks about the disposal and classification of waste from kiln scrubbers at Midland Brick and Austral Brickworks. The Minister's response outlines the responsibilities of the brickworks and landfill operators, and clarifies that there's no specific classification or regulatory requirement for analysis results to be provided to the Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC).
AnsweredQoN 1193Legislative Council
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KILN STACKS - SCRUBBER WASTE
(1) Where does the waste go from the baghouse scrubbers from the kiln stacks at Midland Brick and Austral Brickworks in Western Australia? (2) What is the waste classification of this kiln scrubber waste? (3) Will the minister please provide the analysis results for this waste stream that show the full details of contaminant profiles? Hon SALLY TALBOT
(1) Where does the waste go from the baghouse scrubbers from the kiln stacks at Midland Brick and Austral Brickworks in Western Australia? (2) What is the waste classification of this kiln scrubber waste? (3) Will the minister please provide the analysis results for this waste stream that show the full details of contaminant profiles? Hon SALLY TALBOT
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I thank Hon Giz Watson for some notice of this question. The Minister for the Environment has provided the following response - (1) It is the responsibility of the brickworks to dispose of waste in accordance with environmental regulations. Waste disposed to landfill must meet relevant landfill acceptance criteria. It is the landfill operator’s responsibility to ensure that these criteria are met. (2) The Department of Environment and Conservation’s landfill acceptance criteria are published in “Landfill Waste Classification and Waste Definitions 1996”, which sets out the procedures for waste generators to analyse waste and then consign it to the appropriate classification landfill. There is no specific classification for kiln scrubber waste. (3) There is no regulatory requirement for brickworks to provide DEC analysis results of kiln scrubber waste.
(2) What is the waste classification of this kiln scrubber waste? (3) Will the minister please provide the analysis results for this waste stream that show the full details of contaminant profiles? Hon SALLY TALBOT replied: I thank Hon Giz Watson for some notice of this question. The Minister for the Environment has provided the following response - (1) It is the responsibility of the brickworks to dispose of waste in accordance with environmental regulations. Waste disposed to landfill must meet relevant landfill acceptance criteria. It is the landfill operator’s responsibility to ensure that these criteria are met. (2) The Department of Environment and Conservation’s landfill acceptance criteria are published in “Landfill Waste Classification and Waste Definitions 1996”, which sets out the procedures for waste generators to analyse waste and then consign it to the appropriate classification landfill. There is no specific classification for kiln scrubber waste. (3) There is no regulatory requirement for brickworks to provide DEC analysis results of kiln scrubber waste.
(3) Will the minister please provide the analysis results for this waste stream that show the full details of contaminant profiles? Hon SALLY TALBOT replied: I thank Hon Giz Watson for some notice of this question. The Minister for the Environment has provided the following response - (1) It is the responsibility of the brickworks to dispose of waste in accordance with environmental regulations. Waste disposed to landfill must meet relevant landfill acceptance criteria. It is the landfill operator’s responsibility to ensure that these criteria are met. (2) The Department of Environment and Conservation’s landfill acceptance criteria are published in “Landfill Waste Classification and Waste Definitions 1996”, which sets out the procedures for waste generators to analyse waste and then consign it to the appropriate classification landfill. There is no specific classification for kiln scrubber waste. (3) There is no regulatory requirement for brickworks to provide DEC analysis results of kiln scrubber waste.
Hon SALLY TALBOT replied: I thank Hon Giz Watson for some notice of this question. The Minister for the Environment has provided the following response - (1) It is the responsibility of the brickworks to dispose of waste in accordance with environmental regulations. Waste disposed to landfill must meet relevant landfill acceptance criteria. It is the landfill operator’s responsibility to ensure that these criteria are met. (2) The Department of Environment and Conservation’s landfill acceptance criteria are published in “Landfill Waste Classification and Waste Definitions 1996”, which sets out the procedures for waste generators to analyse waste and then consign it to the appropriate classification landfill. There is no specific classification for kiln scrubber waste. (3) There is no regulatory requirement for brickworks to provide DEC analysis results of kiln scrubber waste.
I thank Hon Giz Watson for some notice of this question. The Minister for the Environment has provided the following response - (1) It is the responsibility of the brickworks to dispose of waste in accordance with environmental regulations. Waste disposed to landfill must meet relevant landfill acceptance criteria. It is the landfill operator’s responsibility to ensure that these criteria are met. (2) The Department of Environment and Conservation’s landfill acceptance criteria are published in “Landfill Waste Classification and Waste Definitions 1996”, which sets out the procedures for waste generators to analyse waste and then consign it to the appropriate classification landfill. There is no specific classification for kiln scrubber waste. (3) There is no regulatory requirement for brickworks to provide DEC analysis results of kiln scrubber waste.
(1) It is the responsibility of the brickworks to dispose of waste in accordance with environmental regulations. Waste disposed to landfill must meet relevant landfill acceptance criteria. It is the landfill operator’s responsibility to ensure that these criteria are met. (2) The Department of Environment and Conservation’s landfill acceptance criteria are published in “Landfill Waste Classification and Waste Definitions 1996”, which sets out the procedures for waste generators to analyse waste and then consign it to the appropriate classification landfill. There is no specific classification for kiln scrubber waste. (3) There is no regulatory requirement for brickworks to provide DEC analysis results of kiln scrubber waste.
(2) The Department of Environment and Conservation’s landfill acceptance criteria are published in “Landfill Waste Classification and Waste Definitions 1996”, which sets out the procedures for waste generators to analyse waste and then consign it to the appropriate classification landfill. There is no specific classification for kiln scrubber waste. (3) There is no regulatory requirement for brickworks to provide DEC analysis results of kiln scrubber waste.
(3) There is no regulatory requirement for brickworks to provide DEC analysis results of kiln scrubber waste.
(2) What is the waste classification of this kiln scrubber waste? (3) Will the minister please provide the analysis results for this waste stream that show the full details of contaminant profiles? Hon SALLY TALBOT replied: I thank Hon Giz Watson for some notice of this question. The Minister for the Environment has provided the following response - (1) It is the responsibility of the brickworks to dispose of waste in accordance with environmental regulations. Waste disposed to landfill must meet relevant landfill acceptance criteria. It is the landfill operator’s responsibility to ensure that these criteria are met. (2) The Department of Environment and Conservation’s landfill acceptance criteria are published in “Landfill Waste Classification and Waste Definitions 1996”, which sets out the procedures for waste generators to analyse waste and then consign it to the appropriate classification landfill. There is no specific classification for kiln scrubber waste. (3) There is no regulatory requirement for brickworks to provide DEC analysis results of kiln scrubber waste.
(3) Will the minister please provide the analysis results for this waste stream that show the full details of contaminant profiles? Hon SALLY TALBOT replied: I thank Hon Giz Watson for some notice of this question. The Minister for the Environment has provided the following response - (1) It is the responsibility of the brickworks to dispose of waste in accordance with environmental regulations. Waste disposed to landfill must meet relevant landfill acceptance criteria. It is the landfill operator’s responsibility to ensure that these criteria are met. (2) The Department of Environment and Conservation’s landfill acceptance criteria are published in “Landfill Waste Classification and Waste Definitions 1996”, which sets out the procedures for waste generators to analyse waste and then consign it to the appropriate classification landfill. There is no specific classification for kiln scrubber waste. (3) There is no regulatory requirement for brickworks to provide DEC analysis results of kiln scrubber waste.
Hon SALLY TALBOT replied: I thank Hon Giz Watson for some notice of this question. The Minister for the Environment has provided the following response - (1) It is the responsibility of the brickworks to dispose of waste in accordance with environmental regulations. Waste disposed to landfill must meet relevant landfill acceptance criteria. It is the landfill operator’s responsibility to ensure that these criteria are met. (2) The Department of Environment and Conservation’s landfill acceptance criteria are published in “Landfill Waste Classification and Waste Definitions 1996”, which sets out the procedures for waste generators to analyse waste and then consign it to the appropriate classification landfill. There is no specific classification for kiln scrubber waste. (3) There is no regulatory requirement for brickworks to provide DEC analysis results of kiln scrubber waste.
I thank Hon Giz Watson for some notice of this question. The Minister for the Environment has provided the following response - (1) It is the responsibility of the brickworks to dispose of waste in accordance with environmental regulations. Waste disposed to landfill must meet relevant landfill acceptance criteria. It is the landfill operator’s responsibility to ensure that these criteria are met. (2) The Department of Environment and Conservation’s landfill acceptance criteria are published in “Landfill Waste Classification and Waste Definitions 1996”, which sets out the procedures for waste generators to analyse waste and then consign it to the appropriate classification landfill. There is no specific classification for kiln scrubber waste. (3) There is no regulatory requirement for brickworks to provide DEC analysis results of kiln scrubber waste.
(1) It is the responsibility of the brickworks to dispose of waste in accordance with environmental regulations. Waste disposed to landfill must meet relevant landfill acceptance criteria. It is the landfill operator’s responsibility to ensure that these criteria are met. (2) The Department of Environment and Conservation’s landfill acceptance criteria are published in “Landfill Waste Classification and Waste Definitions 1996”, which sets out the procedures for waste generators to analyse waste and then consign it to the appropriate classification landfill. There is no specific classification for kiln scrubber waste. (3) There is no regulatory requirement for brickworks to provide DEC analysis results of kiln scrubber waste.
(2) The Department of Environment and Conservation’s landfill acceptance criteria are published in “Landfill Waste Classification and Waste Definitions 1996”, which sets out the procedures for waste generators to analyse waste and then consign it to the appropriate classification landfill. There is no specific classification for kiln scrubber waste. (3) There is no regulatory requirement for brickworks to provide DEC analysis results of kiln scrubber waste.
(3) There is no regulatory requirement for brickworks to provide DEC analysis results of kiln scrubber waste.
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