Other waste reprocessing or treatment
55 Other waste reprocessing or treatment
Other waste reprocessing or treatment (the relevant activity) consists of operating a facility for receiving waste and—
reprocessing the waste; or
treating the waste to render it non-hazardous or less hazardous.
The relevant activity does not include an activity to which section 53, 54, 61 or 62 applies.Examples of the relevant activity—
operating a facility for receiving waste and reprocessing or treating the waste using bioremediation, chemical fixation, microwaves or an autoclave
In the following table, the aggregate environmental score for the relevant activity is the score stated opposite the threshold within which the relevant activity is carried out.
| Threshold | Aggregate environmental score | 3 |
| 1operating a facility for receiving and either reprocessing or treating, in a year, the following quantity of general waste— | ||
| (a)5,000t or less | 28 | C |
| (b)more than 5,000t but not more than 10,000t | 39 | C |
| (c)more than 10,000t | 48 | C |
| 2operating a facility for receiving and either reprocessing or treating, in a year, the following quantity of category 2 regulated waste— | ||
| (a)5,000t or less | 38 | C |
| (b)more than 5,000t but not more than 10,000t | 52 | C |
| (c)more than 10,000t | 65 | C |
| 3operating a facility for receiving and either reprocessing or treating, in a year, the following quantity of category 1 regulated waste— | ||
| (a)5,000t or less | 46 | C |
| (b)more than 5,000t but not more than 10,000t | 65 | C |
| (c)more than 10,000t | 82 | C |
| 4operating a facility for receiving and either reprocessing or treating clinical waste or biosecurity waste | 46 | C |
In this section—
reprocessing includes recycling.
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