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 2022):
|
Exporter |
Waste Product |
Destination |
Quantity (tonnes) |
Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
TES-AMM New Zealand Limited |
Mixed e-waste |
Singapore |
1,200 |
30/06/2022 |
|
Upcycle Limited |
Used lead acid batteries |
Republic of Korea |
500 |
30/06/2022 |
|
Dominion Trading Company Limited |
Used lead acid batteries |
Republic of Korea |
2,000 |
30/06/2022 |
|
Dominion Trading Company Limited |
Used lead acid batteries |
Republic of Korea |
3,000 |
30/06/2022 |
|
Upcycle Limited |
Used lead acid batteries |
Republic of Korea |
1,000 |
30/06/2022 |
|
Upcycle Limited |
Used lead acid batteries |
Republic of Korea |
100 |
31/07/2022 |
|
Interwaste (International Waste Limited) |
Miscellaneous mercury-bearing waste including crushed lamps and fluorescent tubes |
Australia |
50 |
13/09/2022 |
|
Upcycle Limited |
Used lead acid batteries |
Republic of Korea |
1,500 |
30/09/2022 |
|
Itrecycla Limited |
Mixed e-waste |
Japan |
600 |
30/09/2022 |
|
Upcycle Limited |
Used lead acid batteries |
Republic of Korea |
1,000 |
30/09/2022 |
|
Metalman New Zealand Limited |
Mixed waste batteries |
Australia |
100 |
14/10/2022 |
|
New Age Materials Limited |
Printed circuit boards |
Belgium |
165 |
31/10/2022 |
|
Macaulay Metals Limited |
Used lead acid batteries |
Republic of Korea |
2,000 |
30/11/2022 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Halogenated solvents containing tetrachloroethylene, trichloroethylene and dichloromethane |
France |
100 |
3/12/2022 |
|
Green Cars Limited T/A The Battery Clinic |
Used lead acid batteries |
Republic of Korea |
150 |
16/01/2023 |
|
Dominion Trading Company Limited |
Used lead acid batteries |
Republic of Korea |
2,000 |
30/01/2023 |
|
Computer Recycling Limited |
Printed circuit boards |
Belgium |
250 |
31/01/2023 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Aqueous film foams containing PFAS chemicals and solids |
France |
200 |
28/02/2023 |
|
Metalman New Zealand Limited |
Used lead acid batteries |
Republic of Korea |
2,000 |
28/02/2023 |
|
Sky Metal Recyclers |
Used lead acid batteries |
Republic of Korea |
3,000 |
14/03/2023 |
|
Metalman New Zealand Limited |
Used lead acid batteries |
Republic of Korea |
1,000 |
30/03/2023 |
|
Metalman New Zealand Limited |
Used lead acid batteries |
Republic of Korea |
3,000 |
30/03/2023 |
|
Metalman New Zealand Limited |
Used lead acid batteries |
Republic of Korea |
3,500 |
30/03/2023 |
|
Chemwaste (Division of Envirowaste) |
Mixed pesticides (organophosphate, organonitrogen-based |
Australia |
300 |
31/03/2023 |
|
Chemwaste (Division of Envirowaste) |
Non-halogenated solvents |
Australia |
300 |
31/03/2023 |
|
E waste solutions Limited T/A Computer Recycling Limited |
Mixed e-waste |
Republic of Korea |
480 |
30/04/2023 |
|
Chemwaste (Division of Envirowaste) |
PFAS fire-fighting and industrial PFAS-containing chemicals |
France |
300 |
1/05/2023 |
|
Chemwaste (Division of Envirowaste) |
Carbon contaminated with PFAS fire-fighting foams and industrial PFAS-containing chemicals |
France |
50 |
1/05/2023 |
|
Sky Metal Recyclers |
Used lead acid batteries |
Republic of Korea |
5,000 |
14/05/2023 |
|
Remarkit Solutions |
Mixed e-waste |
Japan |
300 |
30/06/2023 |
|
New Zealand Aluminium Smelters Limited |
Aluminium smelting by-product, spent cell liner (SCL) or spent pot liner (SPL) |
Spain |
30,000 |
2/02/2024 |
|
Itrecycla Limited |
Printed circuit boards |
Japan |
1,000 |
11/03/2024 |
|
Alpha Customs Services Limited |
Spent catalyst |
Belgium |
2,000 |
19/04/2024 |
|
New Zealand Panels Group Limited |
Separated PVC waste |
Australia |
900 |
24/05/2024 |
|
Abilities Group |
Mixed e-waste |
Japan |
720 |
5/12/2024 |
Import permits
The following companies have current permits to import hazardous waste into New Zealand (updated June 2022):
|
Importer |
Waste product |
Source |
Quantity (tonnes) |
Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Waste packages and containers containing Annex 1 substances/packaging soiled by chemicals |
New Caledonia |
100 |
21/12/2022 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Waste from production, formulation and use of inks, dyes, pigments, paints, lacquers and varnish |
New Caledonia |
500 |
21/12/2022 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Waste acidic and basic liquids and solids |
New Caledonia |
500 |
21/12/2022 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Mercury bearing waste/crushed waste lamps and fluorescent tubes/equipment contaminated with mercury |
New Caledonia |
50 |
21/12/2022 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Waste from the production formulation and use of resins, latex, plasticizers, glue and |
New Caledonia |
200 |
21/12/2022 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Waste asbestos |
New Caledonia |
200 |
21/12/2022 |
|
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 for their originally intended use |
New Caledonia |
10 |
21/12/2022 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Waste-oxidising liquids and solids |
New Caledonia |
100 |
21/12/2022 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Aqueous film-forming foams containing PFAS chemicals |
New Caledonia |
100 |
21/12/2022 |
|
Salters Cartage Limited |
Waste hydrocarbon oil and grease contaminated liquids, soils and solids |
New Caledonia |
4,000 |
28/02/2023 |
|
Salters Cartage Limited |
Waste hydrocarbon contaminated oils, sludges and solids |
New Caledonia |
2,000 |
28/02/2023 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Waste catalyst |
New Caledonia |
300 |
2/03/2023 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Waste asbestos |
New Caledonia |
150 |
2/03/2023 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Waste mineral oils unfit for their originally intended use |
New Caledonia |
400 |
2/03/2023 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Expired medicine/cytotoxic waste |
New Caledonia |
30 |
2/03/2023 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Waste having constituents or contaminants of any of the following mercury and mercury compounds |
New Caledonia |
12 |
2/03/2023 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Used lead acid batteries |
New Caledonia |
200 |
8/04/2023 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Waste electrical and electronic assemblies |
New Caledonia |
50 |
8/04/2023 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Waste from the production and formulation and use of ink, pigments, paints, lacquers and varnish |
New Caledonia |
200 |
2/03/2023 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Waste containers and packages containing Annex 1 substance concentrations sufficient to exhibit Annex III hazard characteristics |
New Caledonia |
150 |
2/03/2023 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Waste chemical substances arising from research and development or teaching activities which are not identified and/or are new and whose effects on human health and/or the environment are not known |
New Caledonia |
250 |
2/03/2023 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Spent activated carbon |
New Caledonia |
1.0 |
2/03/2023 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Creosote-treated wood |
New Caledonia |
150 |
2/03/2023 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Waste thermal (heat transfer) fluids |
New Caledonia |
100 |
8/04/2023 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Wastes from production, formulation and use of resins, latex, plasticizers, glues and adhesives |
New Caledonia |
250 |
8/04/2023 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Metal waste and wastes consisting of alloys of mercury |
New Caledonia |
0.5 |
8/04/2023 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Waste contaminating metals |
New Caledonia |
12,000 |
8/04/2023 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Waste non-halogenated organic solvents |
New Caledonia |
100 |
8/04/2023 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Waste halogenated organic solvents |
New Caledonia |
2.5 |
8/04/2023 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Waste from the production, formulation and the use of biocides and phytopharmaceuticals, including waste pesticide and herbicides which are off-specification, outdated or unfit for their originally intended use |
New Caledonia |
20 |
8/04/2023 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Waste oil/water hydrocarbons/water mixtures emulsions |
New Caledonia |
500 |
8/04/2023 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Unsorted waste batteries |
New Caledonia |
5 |
14/03/2023 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Waste consisting of or containing off specification or outdated chemicals |
New Caledonia |
300 |
14/03/2023 |
|
Salters Cartage Limited |
Used oils and oil sludges - hydrocarbons |
French Polynesia |
2,500 |
30/04/2023 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Asbestos (dust and fibres) |
French Polynesia |
1,000 |
12/05/2023 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Used lead acid batteries |
French Polynesia |
600 |
12/05/2023 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Used oils and oil sludges - hydrocarbons |
French Polynesia |
2,500 |
12/05/2023 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Oily rags and oil/ diesel filters - hydrocarbons |
French Polynesia |
150 |
12/05/2023 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Glue, resin, adhesive |
French Polynesia |
100 |
12/05/2023 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Photo laboratory products |
French Polynesia |
50 |
12/05/2023 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Paint waste |
French Polynesia |
100 |
12/05/2023 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Non-halogenated solvents |
French Polynesia |
100 |
12/05/2023 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Halogenated solvents |
French Polynesia |
100 |
12/05/2023 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Pharmaceutical waste |
French Polynesia |
150 |
12/05/2023 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Pesticides |
French Polynesia |
150 |
12/05/2023 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Acids and alkalis |
French Polynesia |
100 |
12/05/2023 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Cooling agents and industrial cleaning product waste |
French Polynesia |
100 |
12/05/2023 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Soil contaminated with hydrocarbons |
French Polynesia |
1,500 |
12/05/2023 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Materials contaminated with lead paint |
French Polynesia |
500 |
12/05/2023 |
|
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Mixed bottom ash and fly ash |
French Polynesia |
40 |
12/05/2023 |
Transit of hazardous waste
Hazardous waste shipment currently permitted to transit New Zealand en route from one country to another:
|
Source |
Waste product |
Destination |
Quantity (metric tonnes) |
Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | Lithium batteries | Canada | 10,000 | 30/08/2022 |
| Australia | Lithium batteries in equipment | Canada | 5000 | 30/08/2022 |