WASTE CLASSIFICATION &

Removal and importation of soils from / to a property Our Services requires characterisation to ensure it is appropriately Technical advice on disposal and re-use options to classified and suitable for use. meet site-specific requirements. When soil is proposed to be removed from or imported Due diligence characterisation of site materials prior to a property, it must be classified in accordance with to development to understand project financial the NSW EPA (2014) Classification Guidelines or liabilities. Resource Recovery Exemptions. Material characterisation for off-site reuse (i.e. Soil characterisation is based on chemical and physical Excavated Natural Material, Virgin Excavated Natural properties of the soil and usually occurs when: Materials and other resource recovery exemptions). Planning for development requires due diligence Waste classification for off-site disposal to soil characterisation to understand financial where soils do not meet the requirements for liabilities. resource recovery. Development works result in surplus or Design and prepare applications for specific insufficient soils to project needs (i.e. excavation Resource Recovery Orders & Exemptions and waste of basement carpark requiring offsite removal, or immobilisation. importation of soils for growing media). Negotiate with regulatory authority (NSW EPA) The property is contaminated (known or regarding specific resource recovery orders and unexpected) and soils are not suitable to remain exemptions and immobilisation conditions and onsite. approvals. Illegally dumped materials require removal. Review of importation documentation to assess Metech Consulting assess our client’s individual whether the documentation is compliant with the situation and design site-specific solutions to ensure classification. , regulatory compliance and fast Compliance sampling if documentation is lacking or turnaround. inconsistent with imported materials description.

ABN 56 161 542 356 PO Box 1184 SUTHERLAND NSW 1499 TEL: (02) 9575 7755 E-MAIL: [email protected] www.metech.consulting Our Projects Waste Characterisation, Ku-ring-gai High School NSW: Design and implementation of in-situ sampling plan for virgin excavated natural material (VENM) where client had assumed all soils required Metech Consulting comprises a team of industry-leading disposal to landfill. The VENM classification experts in the field of contaminated land, including provided huge cost savings to our client. Certified Environmental Practitioners (CEnvP) supported Specific Resource Recovery Order & Exemption, by our in-house NSW EPA-accredited Site Auditor, Industrial Facility, Port Kembla NSW: Successfully offering a full range of contamination assessment and designed and prepared application for a specific management services. resource recovery order and exemption to allow soil to be imported at an industrial facility as fill We partner with industry-leading experts to ensure our where soils did not meet general resource recovery client’s receive the best value for money and compliance exemptions. with applicable regulations and guidelines.

Material Characterisation, Commercial Facility, St Our clients range from individuals, families and small Marys NSW: Design and implementation of business owners seeking development approval for sampling plan for stockpiled materials. Materials construction / modification of residential properties to successfully classified under resource recovery property developers, councils, state government exemption for recovered fines ‘batch process’. agencies (Transport for NSW, Rail Corporation NSW) and Waste Characterisation, Commercial Facility industrial corporations including Transurban, Bluescope Kirrawee NSW: Design and implementation of in- and cBus Property. situ sampling plan for excavated natural material For more information, please contact us: (ENM) for commercial development. (02) 9575 7755 Stockpile Characterisation, Commercial Facility [email protected] Moorebank NSW: Design and implementation of www.metech.consulting in-situ sampling plan for surplus soils at development site to meet EPL requirements of If you require further details regarding Preliminary and receiving resource recovery facility. Detailed Site Investigations or Property Development, please refer to our separate summaries.

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