Current Stage
Assessment Completed
Proposal Details
Client: Cleanaway Daniels Services Pty Ltd
Premises: 47 Crooked Billet Drive, Bridgewater 7030
Activity: 3B waste depot (waste treatment)
Class of Assessment: 2B
Important Dates
Assessment Commenced: 25/8/2021
Case for Assessment Opened for Public Comment: 25/6/2022
Case for Assessment Closed for Public Comment: 25/7/2022
Assessment Completed: 3/10/2022
The Proposal
The proposal is for the treatment of clinical waste via autoclave and penetrative steam. The facility is proposed to treat 7000 tonnes of clinical waste per annum, with treated waste transported offsite for disposal. Waste that cannot be treated by autoclave will be shipped to the Cleanaway incineration facility in Laverton, Victoria.
The proponent has lodged a Permit Application with a supporting Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to Brighton Council.
The application was referred to the Board of the Environment Protection Authority (the Board) for assessment under the Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994 (EMPCA).
Public Exhibition of Documentation
A copy of the permit application and all plans and other documentation submitted with the permit application (including the EIS) were made available for public inspection. The public consultation period has now closed.
Environmental Impact Statement
The purpose of the EIS is to provide a source of information upon which interested individuals, groups, government agencies and the Board may consider the environmental impacts of the proposal.
The EIS was prepared by the proponent on the basis of the Project Specific Guidelines for preparation of an EIS which were provided by the Board.
Cleanaway Daniels Services, Clinical Waste Treatment Facility - EIS (PDF 28Mb)
Environmental Assessment Report and EPA Decision
The environmental assessment report (EAR) has now been completed and can be viewed below. The report contains the permit conditions required by the Board to be included in the land use permit, if a permit is granted, by Council.
Cleanaway Daniels Services, Clinical Waste Treatment Facility - EAR (PDF 6Mb)