❓ A WA parliamentary question inquires about the status, future plans, chemical storage, and security measures at Tox Free Solutions Ltd’s hazardous waste plant in Kwinana. The Minister for the Environment provides a response based on information from the company and the Department of Environmental Protection.
AnsweredQoN 1532Legislative Council
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(1) Has Tox Free Solutions Ltd’s ELI Eco Logic Kwinana hazardous waste plant been closed; and, if so, what was the reason for the closure? (2) What are the future plans for the operation of this plant? (3) What is the quantity of perchlorethylene currently stored at the site? (4) Are any staff or security people on the site overnight; and, if not, why not? Hon TOM STEPHENS
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The Minister for the Environment has provided the following response - (1) No, the plant has not closed. However, Tox Free-ELI Eco Logic has advised the Department of Environmental Protection that it is now processing contaminated soil only on a project-by-project basis. (2) The plant will continue to process material, using the thermal desorption process, when sufficient quantities are available to ensure a positive commercial outcome. (3) The department has been advised that 16.2 kilolitres of concentrated perchlorethylene and some 76.4 kilolitres of material containing perchlorethylene, which is yet to be processed, are currently stored at the site. (4) The company has advised the department that it has electronic security provisions and contract security patrol services in place for the premises.
(2) What are the future plans for the operation of this plant? (3) What is the quantity of perchlorethylene currently stored at the site? (4) Are any staff or security people on the site overnight; and, if not, why not? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: The Minister for the Environment has provided the following response - (1) No, the plant has not closed. However, Tox Free-ELI Eco Logic has advised the Department of Environmental Protection that it is now processing contaminated soil only on a project-by-project basis. (2) The plant will continue to process material, using the thermal desorption process, when sufficient quantities are available to ensure a positive commercial outcome. (3) The department has been advised that 16.2 kilolitres of concentrated perchlorethylene and some 76.4 kilolitres of material containing perchlorethylene, which is yet to be processed, are currently stored at the site. (4) The company has advised the department that it has electronic security provisions and contract security patrol services in place for the premises.
(3) What is the quantity of perchlorethylene currently stored at the site? (4) Are any staff or security people on the site overnight; and, if not, why not? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: The Minister for the Environment has provided the following response - (1) No, the plant has not closed. However, Tox Free-ELI Eco Logic has advised the Department of Environmental Protection that it is now processing contaminated soil only on a project-by-project basis. (2) The plant will continue to process material, using the thermal desorption process, when sufficient quantities are available to ensure a positive commercial outcome. (3) The department has been advised that 16.2 kilolitres of concentrated perchlorethylene and some 76.4 kilolitres of material containing perchlorethylene, which is yet to be processed, are currently stored at the site. (4) The company has advised the department that it has electronic security provisions and contract security patrol services in place for the premises.
(4) Are any staff or security people on the site overnight; and, if not, why not? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: The Minister for the Environment has provided the following response - (1) No, the plant has not closed. However, Tox Free-ELI Eco Logic has advised the Department of Environmental Protection that it is now processing contaminated soil only on a project-by-project basis. (2) The plant will continue to process material, using the thermal desorption process, when sufficient quantities are available to ensure a positive commercial outcome. (3) The department has been advised that 16.2 kilolitres of concentrated perchlorethylene and some 76.4 kilolitres of material containing perchlorethylene, which is yet to be processed, are currently stored at the site. (4) The company has advised the department that it has electronic security provisions and contract security patrol services in place for the premises.
Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: The Minister for the Environment has provided the following response - (1) No, the plant has not closed. However, Tox Free-ELI Eco Logic has advised the Department of Environmental Protection that it is now processing contaminated soil only on a project-by-project basis. (2) The plant will continue to process material, using the thermal desorption process, when sufficient quantities are available to ensure a positive commercial outcome. (3) The department has been advised that 16.2 kilolitres of concentrated perchlorethylene and some 76.4 kilolitres of material containing perchlorethylene, which is yet to be processed, are currently stored at the site. (4) The company has advised the department that it has electronic security provisions and contract security patrol services in place for the premises.
The Minister for the Environment has provided the following response - (1) No, the plant has not closed. However, Tox Free-ELI Eco Logic has advised the Department of Environmental Protection that it is now processing contaminated soil only on a project-by-project basis. (2) The plant will continue to process material, using the thermal desorption process, when sufficient quantities are available to ensure a positive commercial outcome. (3) The department has been advised that 16.2 kilolitres of concentrated perchlorethylene and some 76.4 kilolitres of material containing perchlorethylene, which is yet to be processed, are currently stored at the site. (4) The company has advised the department that it has electronic security provisions and contract security patrol services in place for the premises.
(1) No, the plant has not closed. However, Tox Free-ELI Eco Logic has advised the Department of Environmental Protection that it is now processing contaminated soil only on a project-by-project basis. (2) The plant will continue to process material, using the thermal desorption process, when sufficient quantities are available to ensure a positive commercial outcome. (3) The department has been advised that 16.2 kilolitres of concentrated perchlorethylene and some 76.4 kilolitres of material containing perchlorethylene, which is yet to be processed, are currently stored at the site. (4) The company has advised the department that it has electronic security provisions and contract security patrol services in place for the premises.
(2) The plant will continue to process material, using the thermal desorption process, when sufficient quantities are available to ensure a positive commercial outcome. (3) The department has been advised that 16.2 kilolitres of concentrated perchlorethylene and some 76.4 kilolitres of material containing perchlorethylene, which is yet to be processed, are currently stored at the site. (4) The company has advised the department that it has electronic security provisions and contract security patrol services in place for the premises.
(3) The department has been advised that 16.2 kilolitres of concentrated perchlorethylene and some 76.4 kilolitres of material containing perchlorethylene, which is yet to be processed, are currently stored at the site. (4) The company has advised the department that it has electronic security provisions and contract security patrol services in place for the premises.
(4) The company has advised the department that it has electronic security provisions and contract security patrol services in place for the premises.
(2) What are the future plans for the operation of this plant? (3) What is the quantity of perchlorethylene currently stored at the site? (4) Are any staff or security people on the site overnight; and, if not, why not? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: The Minister for the Environment has provided the following response - (1) No, the plant has not closed. However, Tox Free-ELI Eco Logic has advised the Department of Environmental Protection that it is now processing contaminated soil only on a project-by-project basis. (2) The plant will continue to process material, using the thermal desorption process, when sufficient quantities are available to ensure a positive commercial outcome. (3) The department has been advised that 16.2 kilolitres of concentrated perchlorethylene and some 76.4 kilolitres of material containing perchlorethylene, which is yet to be processed, are currently stored at the site. (4) The company has advised the department that it has electronic security provisions and contract security patrol services in place for the premises.
(3) What is the quantity of perchlorethylene currently stored at the site? (4) Are any staff or security people on the site overnight; and, if not, why not? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: The Minister for the Environment has provided the following response - (1) No, the plant has not closed. However, Tox Free-ELI Eco Logic has advised the Department of Environmental Protection that it is now processing contaminated soil only on a project-by-project basis. (2) The plant will continue to process material, using the thermal desorption process, when sufficient quantities are available to ensure a positive commercial outcome. (3) The department has been advised that 16.2 kilolitres of concentrated perchlorethylene and some 76.4 kilolitres of material containing perchlorethylene, which is yet to be processed, are currently stored at the site. (4) The company has advised the department that it has electronic security provisions and contract security patrol services in place for the premises.
(4) Are any staff or security people on the site overnight; and, if not, why not? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: The Minister for the Environment has provided the following response - (1) No, the plant has not closed. However, Tox Free-ELI Eco Logic has advised the Department of Environmental Protection that it is now processing contaminated soil only on a project-by-project basis. (2) The plant will continue to process material, using the thermal desorption process, when sufficient quantities are available to ensure a positive commercial outcome. (3) The department has been advised that 16.2 kilolitres of concentrated perchlorethylene and some 76.4 kilolitres of material containing perchlorethylene, which is yet to be processed, are currently stored at the site. (4) The company has advised the department that it has electronic security provisions and contract security patrol services in place for the premises.
Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: The Minister for the Environment has provided the following response - (1) No, the plant has not closed. However, Tox Free-ELI Eco Logic has advised the Department of Environmental Protection that it is now processing contaminated soil only on a project-by-project basis. (2) The plant will continue to process material, using the thermal desorption process, when sufficient quantities are available to ensure a positive commercial outcome. (3) The department has been advised that 16.2 kilolitres of concentrated perchlorethylene and some 76.4 kilolitres of material containing perchlorethylene, which is yet to be processed, are currently stored at the site. (4) The company has advised the department that it has electronic security provisions and contract security patrol services in place for the premises.
The Minister for the Environment has provided the following response - (1) No, the plant has not closed. However, Tox Free-ELI Eco Logic has advised the Department of Environmental Protection that it is now processing contaminated soil only on a project-by-project basis. (2) The plant will continue to process material, using the thermal desorption process, when sufficient quantities are available to ensure a positive commercial outcome. (3) The department has been advised that 16.2 kilolitres of concentrated perchlorethylene and some 76.4 kilolitres of material containing perchlorethylene, which is yet to be processed, are currently stored at the site. (4) The company has advised the department that it has electronic security provisions and contract security patrol services in place for the premises.
(1) No, the plant has not closed. However, Tox Free-ELI Eco Logic has advised the Department of Environmental Protection that it is now processing contaminated soil only on a project-by-project basis. (2) The plant will continue to process material, using the thermal desorption process, when sufficient quantities are available to ensure a positive commercial outcome. (3) The department has been advised that 16.2 kilolitres of concentrated perchlorethylene and some 76.4 kilolitres of material containing perchlorethylene, which is yet to be processed, are currently stored at the site. (4) The company has advised the department that it has electronic security provisions and contract security patrol services in place for the premises.
(2) The plant will continue to process material, using the thermal desorption process, when sufficient quantities are available to ensure a positive commercial outcome. (3) The department has been advised that 16.2 kilolitres of concentrated perchlorethylene and some 76.4 kilolitres of material containing perchlorethylene, which is yet to be processed, are currently stored at the site. (4) The company has advised the department that it has electronic security provisions and contract security patrol services in place for the premises.
(3) The department has been advised that 16.2 kilolitres of concentrated perchlorethylene and some 76.4 kilolitres of material containing perchlorethylene, which is yet to be processed, are currently stored at the site. (4) The company has advised the department that it has electronic security provisions and contract security patrol services in place for the premises.
(4) The company has advised the department that it has electronic security provisions and contract security patrol services in place for the premises.
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