- Laws of Fiji

Last Updated: 1 August 2020

[EM 8,475] Form: EMA/WDR 6 APPLICATION FOR RECYCLING PERMIT(Regulation 46)

Notes
1. A commercial or industrial facility must not handle, store, process or control any hazardous substance, or produce or generate any waste, pollutant or hazardous substance, without a permit under Part 5 of the Environment Management Act 2005. A person who breaches this requirement commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of $250,000 and to imprisonment for 3 years for a first offence. For a second or subsequent offence the maximum penalty is $750,000 and 10 years imprisonment. Where a body corporate is the offender, the maximum penalty is 5 times the fine.
2. A person who fails to comply with a condition of a permit commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a maximum fine of $10,000 and to imprisonment for 2 years.
3. In addition, the WPC Administrator may apply to the court for an order to stop the work or operation.
4. This form sets out information on an application for a permit that the WPC Administrator needs to make a decision on whether to issue a permit and if so what conditions to attach.
5. The applicant should follow the format of this form as far as possible and should provide detailed and accurate descriptions of the facility location and operation and of the proposed activity. If details are not available, reasons must be given.
6. A fee of $75 is payable to the WPC Administrator on submission of this form and should accompany it. The fee for the permit, if issued, will depend on the nature of the permit issued. Fees are payable by cash or cheque to the Department of Environment.


Part A — General information
A1	Facility
Name and address of the facility
[State if an individual or firm or body corporate]

[A company or firm must apply through an individual in accordance with its Articles of Association or partnership agreement]

Trading name if a business

VAT no:

A2	Owner or authorised person for purposes of holding a permit
Name
Status
[Owner or authorised person. If latter, state nature of authorisation]
Position (in firm or body corporate)
Address

Telephone:		Facsimile:
Mobile:		E-mail:

A3	Premises to which the permit will relate
[A separate permit is required for each site but a single application may be made in respect of the facility]

□	Existing	□ New

A4	Type of permit required (may be more than one)
□	Batteries handling
□	Plastic bottles
□	Landfill
□	Recycling
□	Waste transport
□	Solid waste dump

A5	Previous applications
□	No previous application under the Regulations for a permit for the facility
□	Previous decision on a permit (Give details)

A6	Other applications
□	No other application pending under the Regulations for a permit for the facility
□	Other application pending (Give details)

A7	Occupier
Full name of occupier of premises, if other than applicant
Postal address:

Telephone:		Facsimile:
Mobile:		E-mail:

A8	Local authority
Council
Contact person:
Postal Address:

Telephone:		Facsimile:
Mobile:		E-mail:

A9	Land owner
Full name of landowner/land owning unit, if other than applicant
Postal Address:

Telephone:		Facsimile:
Mobile:		E-mail:

State whether the landowner (if not the applicant) has consented to—
	(a) the proposed activity;
	(b) site inspection being carried out for purposes of this application

If the land is iTaukei land, state the view of the TLTB on the application

Part B — Details of the regulated activity

Batteries handling permit
	Nature of handling activity (import/manufacture/distribution/wholesale)
	Number of batteries to be imported/manufactured/distributed/bought wholesale during a year (in tonnes or units)
	Source of batteries
	Nature of premises where batteries will be manufactured/stored (Appendix A)
	Destination of batteries after import/manufacture/distribution/wholesale
	Arrangements for collection of used batteries
	Location and capacity of collection points
	Name of operator
	Proposals for notifying consumers of the collection points
	How batteries will be taken from collection points to recycling plant
	Proposals for encouraging use of battery collection centres
	Final disposal of batteries
	No. and type of staff employed in batteries handling
	Training arrangements in place (Appendix B)

Plastic bottles permit
	Nature of bottling activity (import of manufacture of plastic bottles)
	Quantity of bottles proposed to be imported/manufactured each year (in Kgs or units)
	Source of bottles/materials
	Nature of premises where bottles will be manufactured/stored (Appendix A)
	Distribution of bottles after import/manufacture
	Arrangements for collection of used bottles
	Locations and capacity of collection points
	Name of operator
	Location of collection points
	Proposals for notifying users of bottles of the collection points
	How bottles will be taken from collection points to recycling plant
	Proposals for encouraging use of bottle collection centres
	Proposed name and distinguishing marks on bottles
	No. and type of staff employed in bottles import/manufacture
	Training arrangements in place (Appendix B)

Landfill permit
	Size and nature of premises (Appendix A)
	Nature and amount of material to be received
	Security arrangements at the premises
	Nature and frequency of incineration, if any (Appendix C)
	Nature of recycling process
		Waste water
		Water consumption in m3/day
			(a) industrial	(b) domestic
		Waste water treatment
			Provide a flow diagram for the treatment scheme
		Waste water discharge in m3/day
			State the location of the discharge
		Analysis of treated waste water—
			pH, BOD, COD, SS, O & G
		Other (indicate the corresponding standards applicable).
		Air Pollution
	(a)	Provide a flow diagram for the emission control system for each process
	(b)	Details of facilities provided for control of fugitive emissions due to material handling, process, utilities etc.
	(c)	Fuel consumption — name of fuel, quantity per day
	(d)	Stack emission monitoring results in relation to ambient air quality standards
		Hazardous Waste Management
	(a)	Nature of waste to be generated
	(b)	Details of disposal (including point of final discharge)
	(c)	Attach analysis report of characteristics of hazardous waste generated (including leachate test if applicable).
	(d)	Details of waste proposed to be taken in auction or import, as the case may be, for use as raw material.
		(Name, quantity, Basel Convention list position)

	No. and type of staff employed at the landfill
	Training arrangements in place (Appendix B)
	Cost of operating the landfill
	Cost of pollution control equipment including environmental safeguard measures
	(i) Capital		(ii) Recurring

Recycling permit
	Size and nature of premises (Appendix A)
	Nature and amount of material to be received
	Nature and amount of recycling
	Nature of recycling equipment
	Installed capacity
	Products manufactured
	Manufacturing process
	Disposal of recycled product
	Raw material consumed (tonnes/year)
		(Provide a manufacturing process flow diagram for each product)
	Maintenance arrangements for recycling equipment

	Final disposal of material
	Proposed quantity of waste material exported each year
	Proposed destination country/countries
	Method of dealing with hazardous wastes

	No. and type of staff employed in recycling
	Training arrangements in place (Appendix B)
	Cost of recycling
	Cost of pollution control equipment including environmental safeguard measures
	(i) Capital		(ii) Recurring

Waste transport permit
	Details of transport business
	Nature of garage premises (Appendix A)
	Number and type of vehicles
	Schedule of maintenance
	Nature of material to be transported
	Amount of material to be transported
	Origin of loads
	Destination of loads
	Handling arrangements for wastes and pollutants
	Arrangements for hazardous materials
	Number of drivers
	Other staff employed
	Training arrangements (Appendix B)
	Location of garage premises
	Size and nature of premises

Solid waste dump permit
	Location of solid waste dump
	Size and nature of premises (Appendix A)
	Nature of material to be dumped
	Amounts of material to be dumped
	Particulars of disposal of material
	Use of incineration (if any) (Appendix C)
	Use of scavengers (individual recyclers)
	Use of permitted recyclers
	Hazardous waste collection system
	Treatment, storage and disposal facility (TSDF)
	Pollution control system equipment
	No. of staff employed
	Distribution of tasks
	Training arrangements in place (Appendix B)
	Cost of operating the dump
	Cost of recycling

Part C — Declaration
As [owner][authorised person] of the facility described above—
	(a)	I certify that the particulars set out above are true to the best of my knowledge and belief;
	(b)	I hereby apply for a waste recycling permit/waste recycling permits for the facility in accordance with the Environment Management (Waste Disposal and Recycling) Regulations 2007;
	(c)	I agree to abide by the conditions imposed by the Waste & Pollution Control Administrator, including:
	•	to provide access to the facility premises by environmental inspectors for the purpose of determining compliance with the permit conditions;
	•	to engage in the regulated activity only as permitted by the permit;
	•	to send returns to the WPC Administrator as required under Division B of the Regulations;
	•	to pay applicable fees;

	(d)	I understand that failure to comply with the permit conditions may result in an immediate fixed penalty of $1,000 and other penalties under the Environment Management Act 2005.

Signature of applicant
Name in print
Date

Signature of witness
Name in print
Date

Appendix A		Site plan of the premises to which the permit will apply

Appendix B		Staffing and training arrangements of the facility
Appendix C		Particulars of incineration facilities (if any)

Send this form in triplicate, with the $75 application fee, to: Waste & Pollution Control Administrator c/- Department of Environment, P.O. Box 2131, Government Buildings, Suva For office use: Application ID No: Date received