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 September 2019):
|
Exporter |
Waste Product |
Destination |
Quantity (tonnes) |
Expiry |
|
Waste Management NZ Ltd |
Aqueous film-forming foams containing PFAS chemicals |
France |
200 |
30/09/2019 |
|
Metalman NZ Ltd |
Used lead acid batteries |
Republic of Korea |
7000 |
30/09/2019 |
|
Itrecycla Limited |
Mixed e-waste |
Japan |
600 |
31/10/2019 |
|
Itrecycla Limited |
Mixed e-waste |
Japan |
1,000 |
31/10/2019 |
|
Phoenix Metal Recyclers NZ Limited |
Used lead acid batteries |
Republic of Korea |
1200 |
31/12/2019
|
|
New Zealand Aluminium Smelters Limited |
Spent pot liner: Lumps of carbonaceous and refractory material with some metallic inclusions |
Spain |
10,000 |
9/01/2020 |
|
Interwaste (International Waste Limited) |
Miscellaneous mercury-bearing waste including crushed lamps and fluorescent tubes |
Australia |
50 |
21/01/2020 |
|
Interwaste (International Waste Limited) |
Cytotoxic waste
|
Australia |
200 |
24/01/2020
|
|
Dominion Trading Co Ltd |
Used lead acid batteries |
Republic of Korea |
3000 |
30/01/2020
|
|
Waste Management NZ Ltd |
Organic solvents |
Australia |
240 |
3/02/2020 |
|
Metalman NZ Ltd |
Used lead acid batteries |
Republic of Korea |
5000 |
28/02/2020 |
|
Metalman NZ Ltd |
Used lead acid batteries |
Republic of Korea |
500 |
28/02/2020 |
|
Upcycle Limited |
Mixed waste batteries |
Republic of Korea |
100 |
28/02/2020 |
|
Upcycle Limited |
Used lead acid batteries |
Republic of Korea |
1000 |
30/03/2020 |
|
Macaulay Metals Limited |
Used lead acid batteries |
Republic of Korea |
2000 |
31/03/2020 |
|
Upcycle Limited |
Used lead acid batteries |
Republic of Korea |
3000 |
31/03/2020 |
|
PCB International Limited |
Mixed e-waste |
Republic of Korea |
500 |
31/03/2020 |
|
Metalman NZ Ltd |
Used lead acid batteries |
Republic of Korea |
3000 |
29/04/2020 |
|
Dominion Trading Co Ltd |
Used lead acid batteries |
Republic of Korea |
3000 |
30/04/2020 |
|
Dominion Trading Co Ltd |
Used lead acid batteries |
Republic of Korea |
3000 |
30/04/2020 |
|
Metalman NZ Ltd |
Used lead acid batteries |
Republic of Korea |
3000 |
26/05/2020 |
|
Abilities Group |
CRT glass |
Australia |
2,000 |
31/05/2020 |
|
Upcycle Limited |
Used lead acid batteries |
Republic of Korea |
2000 |
31/05/2020 |
|
New Age Materials Limited |
Printed circuit boards |
Belgium |
70 |
31/05/2020 |
|
Metalman NZ Ltd |
Used lead acid batteries |
Republic of Korea |
6,000 |
30/06/2020 |
|
Dominion Trading Co Ltd |
Used lead acid batteries |
Republic of Korea |
1,000 |
31/07/2020 |
|
The New Zealand Refining Company |
Spent catalyst |
United States of America |
20 |
31/08/2020 |
|
Computer Recycling Limited |
Printed circuit boards |
Belgium |
150 |
31/12/2020 |
|
Abilities Group |
Mixed e-waste |
Japan |
3000 |
18/10/2021 |
|
TES-AMM New Zealand Limited |
Mixed e-waste |
Singapore |
1200 |
17/07/2020 |
Import permits
The following companies have current permits to import hazardous waste into New Zealand (updated September 2019):
|
Importer |
Waste product |
Source |
Quantity (tonnes) |
Expiry |
|
Asbestos Solutions Limited |
Asbestos |
New Caledonia |
700 |
24/09/2019 |
|
Global Metal Solutions Limited |
Used lead acid batteries |
Norfolk Island/Australia |
100 |
2/10/2019 |
|
Waste Management NZ Ltd |
Asbestos |
French Polynesia |
150 |
15/10/2019 |
|
Waste Management NZ Ltd |
Used lead acid batteries |
French Polynesia |
600 |
15/10/2019 |
|
Waste Management NZ Ltd |
Used oils and oil sludge - hydrocarbons |
French Polynesia |
2500 |
15/10/2019 |
|
Waste Management NZ Ltd |
Waste tarry residues |
French Polynesia |
1000 |
15/10/2019 |
|
Waste Management NZ Ltd |
Oily rags and filters |
French Polynesia |
150 |
15/10/2019 |
|
Waste Management NZ Ltd |
Glue, resin, adhesive |
French Polynesia |
100 |
15/10/2019 |
|
Waste Management NZ Ltd |
Photo lab products |
French Polynesia |
50 |
15/10/2019 |
|
Waste Management NZ Ltd |
Paint waste |
French Polynesia |
100 |
15/10/2019 |
|
Waste Management NZ Ltd |
Non-halogenated solvents |
French Polynesia |
100 |
15/10/2019 |
|
Waste Management NZ Ltd |
Halogenated solvents |
French Polynesia |
100 |
15/10/2019 |
|
Waste Management NZ Ltd |
Pharmaceutical waste |
French Polynesia |
150 |
15/10/2019 |
|
Waste Management NZ Ltd |
Pesticides |
French Polynesia |
150 |
15/10/2019 |
|
Waste Management NZ Ltd |
Acids and alkalis |
French Polynesia |
100 |
15/10/2019 |
|
Waste Management NZ Ltd |
Cooling agents and industrial cleaning products waste |
French Polynesia |
100 |
15/10/2019 |
|
Waste Management NZ Ltd |
Soil contaminated with hydrocarbons |
French Polynesia |
1000 |
15/10/2019 |
|
Waste Management NZ Ltd |
Waste out of date public health chemicals |
Vanuatu |
3.5 |
15/10/2019 |
|
Salters Cartage Ltd |
Waste hydrocarbon contaminated oils, sludges and solids |
Marshall Islands |
100 |
31/10/2019 |
|
Waste Management NZ Ltd |
Waste consisting of or containing off specification or outdated chemicals |
Fiji |
0.5 |
18/11/2019
|
|
Salters Cartage Ltd |
Waste oil - hydrocarbons |
Kiribati |
50 |
30/11/2019 |
|
Waste Management NZ Ltd |
Waste packages and containers |
New Caledonia |
100 |
31/12/2019 |
|
Waste Management NZ Ltd |
Waste from production, formulation and use of inks, dyes, pigments, paints, lacquers and varnish |
New Caledonia |
500 |
31/12/2019 |
|
Waste Management NZ Ltd |
Waste non halogenated organic solvents |
New Caledonia |
1000 |
31/12/2019 |
|
Waste Management NZ Ltd |
Halogenated solvents |
New Caledonia |
25 |
31/12/2019 |
|
Waste Management NZ Ltd |
Waste acidic and basic liquids and solids |
New Caledonia |
100 |
31/12/2019 |
|
Waste Management NZ Ltd |
Mercury bearing waste/crushed waste lamps and fluorescent tubes/equipment contaminated with mercury |
New Caledonia |
10 |
31/12/2019 |
|
Waste Management NZ Ltd |
Waste from production, formulation and use of resins, latex, plasticizers, glue/adhesives |
New Caledonia |
100 |
31/12/2019 |
|
Waste Management NZ Ltd |
Waste oxidising liquids and solids |
New Caledonia |
100 |
31/12/2019 |
|
Waste Management NZ Ltd |
Medicine waste, drugs and cytotoxic |
New Caledonia |
300 |
31/12/2019 |
|
Waste Management NZ Ltd |
Asbestos |
New Caledonia |
100 |
31/12/2019 |
|
Waste Management NZ Ltd |
Wastes from the production, formulation and use of biocides and phytopharmaceuticals including waste pesticides and herbicides |
New Caledonia |
10 |
31/12/2019 |
|
Waste Management NZ Ltd |
Waste ashes |
New Caledonia |
10,000 |
31/12/2019 |
|
Waste Management NZ Ltd |
Waste catalysts |
New Caledonia |
100 |
31/12/2019 |
|
Metalman NZ Ltd |
Used lead acid batteries |
New Caledonia |
500 |
18/03/2020 |
|
Waste Management NZ Ltd |
Unsorted waste batteries - A1170 |
New Caledonia |
1 |
26/03/2020 |
|
Waste Management NZ Ltd |
Used catalyst |
New Caledonia |
300 |
26/03/2020 |
|
Waste Management NZ Ltd |
Waste asbestos (dusts and fibres) |
New Caledonia |
150 |
26/03/2020 |
|
Waste Management NZ Ltd |
Wastes from the production, formulation and use of inks, dyes, pigments, paints, lacquers, varnish excluding any such waste specified on list B |
New Caledonia |
200 |
26/03/2020 |
|
Waste Management NZ Ltd |
Medicine and cytotoxic waste |
New Caledonia |
20 |
26/03/2020 |
|
Waste Management NZ Ltd |
Waste packages and containers containing dangerous substances, soiled by chemicals |
New Caledonia |
100 |
26/03/2020 |
|
Waste Management NZ Ltd |
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 environment are not known |
New Caledonia |
200 |
26/03/2020 |
|
Waste Management NZ Ltd |
Wastes having as constituents or contaminants, excluding metal waste in massive form, any of the following: Antimony, Cadmium, Selenium |
New Caledonia |
20,000 |
16/04/2020
|
|
Waste Management NZ Ltd |
Used oil |
New Caledonia |
1000 |
12/05/2020 |
|
Waste Management NZ Ltd |
Metal Waste |
New Caledonia |
0.5 |
26/05/2020 |
|
Waste Management NZ Ltd |
Mercury, Mercury compounds |
New Caledonia |
10 |
26/05/2020 |
|
Waste Management NZ Ltd |
Waste lead-acid batteries |
New Caledonia |
100 |
26/05/2020 |
|
Waste Management NZ Ltd |
Waste electrical and electronic assemblies |
New Caledonia |
2 |
26/05/2020 |
|
Waste Management NZ Ltd |
Waste mineral oils |
New Caledonia |
300 |
26/05/2020 |
|
Waste Management NZ Ltd |
Waste thermal fluids (heat transfer) |
New Caledonia |
100 |
26/05/2020 |
|
Waste Management NZ Ltd |
Waste from the production, formulation and use of resins, latex, plasticizers and glue/adhesives |
New Caledonia |
200 |
26/05/2020 |
|
Waste Management NZ Ltd |
Waste non halogenated organic solvents |
New Caledonia |
2500 |
26/05/2020 |
|
Waste Management NZ Ltd |
Waste halogenated organic solvents |
New Caledonia |
2.5 |
26/05/2020 |
|
Waste Management NZ Ltd |
Wastes from the production, formulation and use of biocides and phytopharmaceuticals |
New Caledonia |
10 |
26/05/2020 |
|
Waste Management NZ Ltd |
Waste oils/water, hydrocarbons/water mixtures, emulsions |
New Caledonia |
500 |
26/05/2020 |
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 (MT) |
Expiry |
|
Australia |
Liquid waste contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB’s) |
France |
350 |
02/09/2019 |
|
New Caledonia |
Transformers, capacitors, solid and liquid waste contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB’s) |
France |
1640 |
04/12/2019 |
|
Philippines |
Solids and liquids contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB’s) |
France |
608.027 |
13/11/2019 |