Current permits for hazardous waste
Here you'll find details of current permits for the import and export of hazardous waste.
The permit process ensures the facilities where hazardous waste will be disposed or recovered (in New Zealand or abroad) comply with the Basel Convention’s requirements.
This is to ensure the waste is treated in an environmentally-sound manner.
Export permits
The following companies have current permits to export hazardous waste from New Zealand (updated June 2021):
|
Exporter |
Waste product |
Destination |
Quantity (metric tonnes) |
Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Dominion Trading Company Limited |
Used lead acid batteries |
Republic of Korea |
4,200 |
30/06/2021 |
|
Upcycle Limited |
Used lead acid batteries |
Republic of Korea |
500 |
30/06/2021 |
|
TES-AMM New Zealand Limited |
Mixed e-waste |
Singapore |
1,200 |
08/07/2021 |
|
Dominion Trading Company Limited |
Used lead acid batteries |
Republic of Korea |
2,000 |
31/07/2021 |
|
Upcycle Limited |
Used lead acid batteries |
Republic of Korea |
2,000 |
31/07/2021 |
|
Macaulay Metals Limited |
Used lead acid batteries |
Republic of Korea |
2,000 |
>31/07/2021 |
|
Dominion Trading Company Limited |
Used lead acid batteries |
Republic of Korea |
1,000 |
31/08/2021 |
|
Metalman New Zealand Limited |
Used lead acid batteries |
Republic of Korea |
5,000 |
31/08/2021 |
|
Metalman New Zealand Limited |
Used lead acid batteries |
Republic of Korea |
6,000 |
30/09/2021 |
|
Macaulay Metals Limited |
Used lead acid batteries |
Republic of Korea |
2,000 |
30/09/2021 |
|
Abilities Group |
Mixed e-waste |
Japan |
3,000 |
18/10/2021 |
|
Global Metal Solutions |
Used lead acid batteries |
Republic of Korea |
1,000 |
19/10/2021 |
|
Chemwaste (division of Envirowaste) |
Carbon contaminated with PFAS firefighting foams and industrial PFAS containing chemicals |
France |
50 |
15/11/2021 |
|
Chemwaste (division of Envirowaste) |
PFAS firefighting foams and industrial PFAS containing chemicals |
France |
300 |
15/11/2021 |
|
Sky Metal Recyclers |
Used lead acid batteries |
Republic of Korea |
5,000 |
30/11/2021 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Halogenated solvents |
France |
200 |
03/12/2021 |
|
Chemwaste (division of Envirowaste) |
Non-halogenated solvents |
Australia |
500 |
15/12/2021 |
|
Intergroup Limited |
Mixed solvent waste |
Australia |
600 |
19/12/2021 |
|
Upcycle Limited |
CRT glass |
Republic of Korea |
300 |
<31/12/2021 |
|
International Waste Limited (Interwaste) |
Cytotoxic waste |
Australia |
200 |
1/01/2022 |
|
Sky Metal Recyclers |
Used lead acid batteries |
Republic of Korea |
5,000 |
31/01/2022 |
|
Chemwaste (division of Envirowaste) |
Pesticides |
Australia |
300 |
14/02/2022 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
PFAS |
France |
200 |
28/02/2022 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Cytotoxic waste |
Australia |
250 |
28/02/2022 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Solid and liquid pesticides |
Germany |
60 |
28/02/2022 |
|
Metalman New Zealand Limited |
Used lead acid batteries |
Republic of Korea |
1,000 |
14/03/2022 |
|
Metalman New Zealand Limited |
Used lead acid batteries |
Republic of Korea |
2,000 |
30/03/2022 |
|
Metalman New Zealand Limited |
Used lead acid batteries |
Republic of Korea |
5,000 |
30/03/2022 |
|
Metalman New Zealand Limited |
Used lead acid batteries |
Republic of Korea |
1,000 |
31/03/2022 |
|
Metalman New Zealand Limited |
Used lead acid batteries |
Republic of Korea |
2,000 |
31/03/2022 |
|
Macaulay Metals Limited |
Used lead acid batteries |
Republic of Korea |
2,000 |
31/05/2022 |
|
Itrecycla Limited |
Mixed e-waste |
Japan |
600 |
30/09/2022 |
|
New Age Materials |
Printed circuit boards |
Belgium |
165 |
31/10/2022 |
|
Computer Recycling Limited |
Printed circuit boards |
Belgium |
250 |
31/01/2023 |
|
Itrecycla Limited |
Printed circuit boards |
Japan |
1,000 |
11/03/2024 |
|
New Zealand Panels Group Limited |
Separated PVC waste |
Australia |
9,000 |
24/05/2024 |
Import permits
The following companies have current permits to import hazardous waste into New Zealand (updated February 2021:
|
Importer |
Waste product |
Source |
Quantity |
Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Unsorted waste batteries |
New Caledonia |
5 |
29/07/2021 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Off-specification or outdated chemicals |
New Caledonia |
200 |
29/07/2021 |
|
Salters Cartage Limited |
Oily rags and filters |
New Caledonia |
400 |
09/08/2021 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Off-specification or outdated chemicals |
New Caledonia |
2,000 |
28/09/2021 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Waste non-halogenated organic solvents |
New Caledonia |
2,500 |
28/9/2021 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Waste packages and containers containing Annex 1 substances/Packaging and solids soiled by chemicals
|
New Caledonia |
100 |
30/11/2021 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Waste from production, formulation, and use of inks, dyes, pigments, paints, lacquers, varnish |
New Caledonia |
500 |
30/11/2021 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Waste acidic and basic solutions |
New Caledonia |
100 |
30/11/2021 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Mercury and mercury compounds, equipment, and articles containing mercury |
New Caledonia |
20 |
30/11/2021 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Waste from the MFSU of resins, latex, plasticizers, glue, adhesives |
New Caledonia |
100 |
30/11/2021 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Waste asbestos and wastes contaminated with asbestos |
New Caledonia |
200 |
30/11/2021 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Wastes from the production, formulation and use of biocides and phytopharmaceuticals incl. waste pesticides and herbicides which are off-spec, outdated or unfit for their intended use |
New Caledonia |
10 |
30/11/2021 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Waste ashes from thermal power generation and incinerators/solids contaminated with ashes |
New Caledonia |
10,000 |
30/11/2021 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Waste asbestos |
French Polynesia |
1,000 |
10/12/2021 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Used lead acid batteries |
French Polynesia |
600 |
10/12/2021 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Hydrocarbons |
French Polynesia |
2,500 |
10/12/2021 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Waste tarry residues |
French Polynesia |
1,000 |
10/12/2021 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Oily rags and oil/diesel filters (hydrocarbons) |
French Polynesia |
150 |
10/12/2021 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Glue, resin, adhesive |
French Polynesia |
100 |
10/12/2021 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Photo lab products |
French Polynesia |
50 |
10/12/2021 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Paint waste |
French Polynesia |
100 |
10/12/2021 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Non-halogenated solvents |
French Polynesia |
100 |
10/12/2021 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Halogenated solvents |
French Polynesia |
100 |
10/12/2021 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Pharmaceutical waste |
French Polynesia |
150 |
10/12/2021 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Pesticides |
French Polynesia |
150 |
10/12/2021 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Acids and alkalis |
French Polynesia |
100 |
10/12/2021 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Cooling agents and industrial cleaning products waste |
French Polynesia |
100 |
10/12/2021 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Soil contaminated with hydrocarbons |
French Polynesia |
1,000 |
10/12/2021 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Used catalyst |
New Caledonia |
300 |
28/02/2022 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Waste asbestos (dusts and fibres) |
New Caledonia |
150 |
28/02/2022 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Medicine and cytotoxic waste |
New Caledonia |
20 |
28/02/2022 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Wastes from the productions, formulation and use of inks, dyes, pigments, lacquers and varnish |
New Caledonia |
200 |
28/02/2022 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Waste packages and containers containing dangerous substances/packaging soiled by chemicals |
New Caledonia |
100 |
28/02/2022 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Waste chemical substances arising from research and development or teaching activities |
New Caledonia |
200 |
28/02/2022 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Activated charcoal |
New Caledonia |
1 |
28/02/2022 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Creosote treated wood |
New Caledonia |
100 |
28/02/2022 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Metal wastes and waste consisting of alloys of mercury |
New Caledonia |
0.5 |
8/04/2022 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Wastes having as constituents or contaminants, excluding metal waste in massive form, Calco-sodium slag |
New Caledonia |
10,000 |
8/04/2022 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Crushed fluorescent tubes |
New Caledonia |
10 |
8/04/2022 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Used lead acid batteries |
New Caledonia |
100 |
8/04/2022 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Waste electrical assembly, other activated glass, vapour sodium lamps |
New Caledonia |
2 |
8/04/2022 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Rags soiled by hydrocarbons, oil filter, oil, earth soiled by hydrocarbons, wastes soiled by hydrocarbons |
New Caledonia |
300 |
8/04/2022 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Waste thermal fluids: Cooling liquid |
New Caledonia |
100 |
8/04/2022 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Waste from production, formulation and use of resins, latex, plasticisers, glue and adhesives |
New Caledonia |
200 |
8/04/2022 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Waste non-halogenated organic solvents |
New Caledonia |
100 |
8/04/2022 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Halogenated solvents |
New Caledonia |
2.5 |
8/04/2022 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Wastes from the production, formulation and use of biocides and phytopharmaceuticals, including waste pesticides and herbicides which are off-specification, outdated or unfit to their originally intended use |
New Caledonia |
10 |
8/04/2022 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Waste oils/water, hydrocarbons/water, mixtures, emulsions, earth soiled by hydrocarbons |
New Caledonia |
500 |
8/04/2022 |
|
Metalman New Zealand Limited |
Used lead acid batteries |
New Caledonia |
500 |
27/04/2022 |
|
Salters Cartage Limited |
Hydrocarbons |
French Polynesia |
2,500 |
10/05/2022 |