Recorded Webinar
ASBG first Queensland Waste Webinar to your desktop
This webinar is designed to help environmental and waste professionals come up to speed on the complex area of waste classification, resource recovery, and its management. QLD environmental laws establish a complex set of legal controls on the generation, transport, re-use, recycling, treatment and disposal of wastes. There are many pitfalls and administrative processes that abound in the management of wastes in QLD. The workshop is run over lunch time [eat and train] over three consecutive days [3 x 1 hour sessions] plus question time will cover the following areas:
Session 1: General Waste Classification and Laws:
- Introduction – Waste and contaminated sites
- Overview of the waste laws covering, waste definition, waste licensing, waste transport laws
- Illegal waste liabilities: dumping, land pollution, transporters and facilities
- Introduction to waste classification - Regulated & Non-regulated wastes
- Permits for disposal and treatment of contaminated soils
- EP Act, Regulation and Waste Reduction and Recycling Act (WRRA) affecting contaminated sites
- ERA triggers for on-site management of contaminated soil, landfill, treatment etc.
- General conditions for transporting and storing wastes
- Waste levy, discounts, exemptions and how it operates across Queensland
Session 2: End of Waste Codes and Other Wastes:
- Special treatment of contaminated soils: regulated and contaminated soil waste levy charges
- End of Waste Codes (EoW): coverage, use, documentation etc.
- Usefulness of EoWs for treated contaminated soils
- Applying for specific EoWs not covered by the published list and fees
- Overview on asbestos waste and problems with recycling soils and stockpiles
- Sampling, testing, storing, application and other requirements
- Tips on when and how to apply for specific EoW applications
- Managing asbestos wastes
Session 3: Regulated, Hazardous Wastes and Immobilisation
- Classification of Regulated wastes under Sch9 EP Regulation - how it works
- Desktop or default approach
- Sampling and testing approach
- Exempt wastes including ground waters
- Treatment of PFAS wastes
- Typical landfill acceptance criteria based on concentrations and TCLPs
- Liquid wastes and triggers for regulated wastes
- Immobilisation, where can it be used?
Transportation and Tracking of Trackable Wastes
- Examine the tracking system for Queensland
- Waste tracking data and on-line waste tracking
- Interstate tracking
Facilitator: Andrew Doig CEO, ASBG
Time: After receiving the login and password details, following registration and payment
Venue: Webinar: At your computer with > 5Mbs download speed. Login details via Crowdcast.io to be provided on registration.
Cost: $100 (ASBG & ACLCA QLD members) or $120 (Non Members) includes notes
Note the webinar can be downloaded at any time after each live session and replayed like a Youtube video.
Register and pay by Credit Card or Register and be invoiced
 Queensland Waste Workshop: Webinar | 800 kB |
