Current Stage
Assessment Completed
Proposal Details
Client: Sims Group Australia Holdings Limited
Premises: Sims Metal Recycling Depot
Activity: waste depot
Class of Assessment: 2B
Important Dates
Assessment Commenced: 1/7/2024
Case for Assessment Opened for Public Comment: 30/4/2025
Case for Assessment Closed for Public Comment: 28/5/2025
Assessment Completed: 25/7/2025
The Proposal
The project entails the construction and operation of a metals recycling facility at the Site, with the capacity to process a volume of up to 25,000 tonnes per annum. Sims currently processes 15,000
tonnes per annum at its Invermay and Bell Bay sites and this volume will be diverted to the Site for processing, with closure of the existing two sites. Materials will be sourced from a variety of generators including public, municipal and manufacturing sources.
The proponent has lodged a Permit Application with a supporting Environmental Effects Report (EER) to Launceston City 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).
Notice of Intent
Sims Group Australia Holdings Limited, Sims Metal Recycling Relocation, Rocherlea - NOI (PDF 8Mb)
Environmental Effects Report Guidelines
EER Guidelines have been prepared by the Board to assist the proponent to prepare a case for assessment. Based on the information contained in the Notice of Intent, the guidelines identify the key issues which are expected to be relevant to the assessment of the proposal.
Sims Group Australia Holdings Limited, Sims Metal Recycling Relocation, Rocherlea - EER Guidelines (PDF 455Kb)
Public Exhibition of Documentation
A copy of the permit application and all plans and other documentation submitted with the permit application (including the EER) were made available for public inspection. The public consultation period has now closed.
Environmental Effects Report
The purpose of the EER 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 EER was prepared by the proponent on the basis of the Project Specific Guidelines for preparation of an EER which were provided by the Board.
Sims Group Australia Holdings Limited, Sims Metal Recycling Relocation, Rocherlea - EER (PDF 7Mb)
Sims Group Australia Holdings Limited, Sims Metal Recycling Relocation, Rocherlea - Appendices (PDF 70Mb)
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.
Sims Group Australia Holdings Limited, Sims Metal Recycling Relocation, Rocherlea - EAR (PDF 3Mb)