ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION REGULATIONS 1987 - REG 14
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION REGULATIONS 1987 - REG 14
14 . Disposal of tyres, permitted means for
(1) Tyres may be
disposed of —
(a) by
incineration if —
(i)
the emissions from the chimney of that incinerator do not
exceed the following levels —
|
particulate matter |
50 mg/m 3 |
|
carbon monoxide |
1 g/m 3 |
|
zinc |
3 mg/m 3 |
|
cadmium |
3 mg/m 3 |
|
aluminium |
3 mg/m 3 |
|
dioxins |
5 parts per thousand million |
or such other levels
as are approved by the Chief Executive Officer; and
(ii)
smoke discharged does not exceed a shade of 1 when
compared with the Australian Miniature Smoke Chart (AS 3543 1989);
or
(b) by
the method described in subregulation (2) at an approved site
located —
(i)
in the Tyre Landfill Exclusion Zone if the written
approval of the Chief Executive Officer has first been obtained; or
(ii)
in any local government district outside the Tyre
Landfill Exclusion Zone;
or
(c) by
any other method of disposal approved by the Minister on the advice of the
Chief Executive Officer.
(2) For the purposes
of subregulation (1)(b) tyres may be disposed of by burial under a final
soil cover of not less than 500 mm —
(a) in
batches separated from each other by at least 100 mm of soil and each
consisting of not more than 40 m 3 of tyres reduced to pieces; or
(b) in
batches separated from each other by at least 100 mm of soil and each
consisting of not more than 1 000 whole tyres; or
(c) in
the case of tyres in any volume or number in a dump existing on
4 December 1992, at the location of that dump,
in accordance with
such conditions as are imposed by the Chief Executive Officer in respect of
that burial for the purpose of ensuring that drainage, safety, soil erosion
and soil stability at, and in the vicinity of, the site of that burial are
adequately controlled.
[Regulation 14 inserted: Gazette
30 Aug 1991 p. 4555; amended: Gazette 4 Dec 1992
p. 5889; 12 Nov 1996 p. 6304‑5.]