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Current permit holders for the import and export of hazardous waste

Last updated 15 May 2012.

The permit process ensures the facilities where hazardous waste will be disposed/recovered (in New Zealand or abroad) comply with the Basel Convention’s requirements to ensure the waste is treated in an environmentally sound manner.

​​​Exporters

 The following companies have current permits to export hazardous waste under international agreements to which New Zealand is party:

​Exporter ​Waste product
 ​Destination ​Quantity (tonnes)
 ​Expiry

TE​​S-AMM

CRT m​onitors

 ​Australia 900​ ​30/06/2012

​Transpacific Technical Services

Cytotoxic w​​aste

 ​Australia ​60 ​3/07/2012

UpC​​ycle Ltd

NiCd batte​​ries (mixed)

 ​Korea ​300 ​31/05/2012
​Upcycle Ltd ​Curshed waste lamps and fluorescent tubes ​Australia ​250 ​31/05/2012

C​​omputer Recycling Ltd

CRT mo​​nitors

Singa​​pore

 1000​ ​22/08/2012

​Preferred Trading

Used lead acid batteries​​

 ​Philippines ​6000 ​8/05/2012

​​UpCycle Ltd

Used lead acid batteries​​

 ​Korea ​6000 ​31/05/2012
​Webforge ​Galvanising Ash ​Australia ​126 ​09/08/2012

TES-A​​MM

E-waste

 Singapore 1200​ ​12/12/2012​

Meta​​lman 

Used lead acid ba​tteries

 ​Korea ​4000 ​23/01/2013

Pringle Beleski & A​​s​so​​ciat​es Ltd (PBA)

Waste m​​ineral oil

Austra​lia

 ​500 ​30/09/2012​
​Transpacific Technical Services ​PCB ​France 60​ ​31/07/2012
​Transpacific Technical Services ​Pesticides ​Germany ​150 ​30/04/2013
​Transpacific Technical Services ​Solvents ​Germany ​250 ​30/04/2013
​Computer Recycling ​Printed circuit boards
 ​Belgium ​240 ​31/01/2013
​Sims E-Recycling (NZ) Limited ​CRT monitors ​Netherlands ​1000 ​01/12/2012
​CMA Recycling ​Used lead acid ba​tteries ​Korea ​6000 ​30/04/2013
​RCN Group ​CRT monitors ​Australia ​800 ​01/04/2013
​RCN Group ​E-Waste ​Singapore ​1000 ​19/04/2013
​Upcycle Ltd ​Used lead acid ba​tteries ​Korea ​3000 ​31/03/2013
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 Importers

The following companies have current permits to import hazardous waste under international agreements to which New Zealand is party:

​Importer ​Waste product ​Souce ​Quantity (tonnes) ​Expiry

​Transpacific Technical Services

​Soiled rags

 ​New Caledonia ​160
 ​21/06/2012

Transpacific Technic​​al Services

Waste from production of, formulation and use of resins, latex, glue etc​​

 ​New Caledonia ​400 ​31/07/2012

Transpacific Te​​chnical Services

 ​Medical waste ​New Caledonia 11​ ​15/09/2012

Transpacific Techn​​ical Services

Wastes from production, formulation, use inks, dyes, pigments, paints lacquers, varnish​​

 ​New Caledonia ​160 ​30/06/2012

​Transpacific Technical Services

Mercury ​​(A1010)

 New Caledonia 1 09/03/2013

Transpacific T​​echnical Services

Mercury c​​ompounds (A1030)

 ​New Caledonia ​2 ​09/03/2013

Transpacific Technic​​al Services

 ​Sodium vapour lamp (A1180) ​New Caledonia ​1 ​09/03/2013

Transpacific Technical Ser​​vices

 ​PCB (A3180) ​New Caledonia ​4 ​09/03/2013

Transpacific Technical Se​​rvices

 ​Waste asbestos (A2050) ​New Caledonia ​0.1 ​09/03/2013

Transpacific Technical ​​Services

Waste halogenated organic solvents (A3150)​​

 ​New Caledonia ​2.5 ​09/03/2013

Transpacific Technic​​al Services

​Biocides phytopharmaceuticals (A4030)​

 ​New Caledonia ​7 ​09/03/2013

Transpacific Technic​​al Services

Waste p​​ackages (A4130)

 ​New Caledonia ​5 ​09/03/2013

Transpacific Technic​​al Services

Spent activa​​ted carbon (A4160)

 ​New Caledonia​ ​0.5 ​09/03/2013

Transpacific Tech​​nical Services

 ​Waste asbestos​ ​Tahiti ​150 ​31/01/2013

Transpacific Technica​​l Services

Hazardous waste chemicals, lab chemicals and solvents​​

 ​Tahiti ​150 ​31/01/2013

Transpacific Techni​​cal Services

Waste oil - hydro​​carbons

 ​Tahiti ​2,000 ​31/01/2013​
​Transpacific Techni​​cal Services ​Used lead acid batteries ​Tahiti ​600 ​31/12/2012
​GEL Enterprises Limited ​Asbestos ​New Caledonia ​300 ​31/12/2012
​Salters Cartage ​Waste oil ​New Caledonia ​45 ​30/11/2012
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Transit of hazardous waste

This provides information about which wastes are permitted to transit New Zealand en route from one country to another, under international agreements to which New Zealand is party:
​Source ​Waste product ​Destinat​ion
 ​Qunatity (tonnes) ​Expiry

​Air Liquide Polynesia

 ​Acetylen​e B​​ottles​ Germany
 ​50 ​26/02/2013

​​​Air Liquide Polynesia

Acetylen​e B​​ottles 

Germany

50 14/09/2012
​Robex
 ​Transformers, PCB waste ​France ​100 ​28/02/2013
​MS Deconta
 ​Asbestos ​France ​21.800 ​30/09/2012
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