State Significant Development
Determination
Ingleburn Battery Recycling Facility
Campbelltown
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DX Furniture
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DX Furniture
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ingleburn
,
New South Wales
Message
People working in DX Furniture are strongly rejecting "Resource Recovery Facility - Lead Acid Batteries" in Ingleburn.
Richard Pureza
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Richard Pureza
Comment
Quakers Hill
,
New South Wales
Message
I am a Project Engineer involved in designing a manufacturing and processing facility for recycling of scrap batteries. I am worried about how are they going to dispose the effluent liquid waste containing sulphates (SOx) without the adhere effect on the environment? In the description of their process, they do not have any further process to extract the sulphates (S0x) out of liquid waste effluent prior to waste storage and disposal. The sulphates will remain still in the system unless there is further process to extract these out. One way to do this is by crystallization of liquid sodium sulphate solution which they do not have.
Name Withheld
Comment
Name Withheld
Comment
Parramatta
,
New South Wales
Message
The land zone IN1 in Campbeltown is not suitable for scrap battery recycling facility. To start with, the inputs are scrap batteries which are considered hazardous wastes as defined in Basel Convention. The process of breaking or shredding a scrap battery exposes the materials inside - lead pastes oxides and sulphates, lead metals, plastics and sulphuric acid -- all hazardous materials or dangerous goods. This resource recovery facility is actually storing, handling, and processing hazardous materials. These should be done in IN3 land zone. That is, if the objectives and the essence of land zoning are to be upheld and respected..
Name Withheld
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Name Withheld
Comment
PEMULWUY
,
New South Wales
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I am a battery recycling plant designer where I noticed that the set back of the plant has been breached where equipment are to be installed on the pathway around the factory whereby blocking the way during emergency, e.g. firetruck and ambulance.
Garbis Simonian
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Garbis Simonian
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Pymble
,
New South Wales
Message
I object .The proposed plant is too close to Bunbury Curran Creek. Too close to residences 250 Meters away & also too close to other factories.
The proposed plant should be on a site that is not so densely developed.
Furthermore it does not fully recycle batteries, it merely breaks them up into various streams . The paste is not fully recycled & it is still a hazardous waste. It is not the best available technology .
They should site such plants outside metropolitan Sydney in Regional Areas in designated Recycling Parks
The proposed plant should be on a site that is not so densely developed.
Furthermore it does not fully recycle batteries, it merely breaks them up into various streams . The paste is not fully recycled & it is still a hazardous waste. It is not the best available technology .
They should site such plants outside metropolitan Sydney in Regional Areas in designated Recycling Parks
The LEAD Group Inc
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The LEAD Group Inc
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Summer Hill
,
New South Wales
Message
LEAD Group Objections to Ingleburn Battery "Recycling" Facility:
- as proposed, the Ledox Australia lead battery plant at Ingleburn NSW is a used lead acid battery (ULAB) breaking plant, and not a ULAB recycling plant;
- Australia is a signatory to the Basel Convention which requires that hazardous waste such as the waste to be produced by the proposed Ingleburn plant is recycled within Australia, not exported as proposed;
- ULAB-breaking/battery-breaking is the most dangerous part of the ULAB collection and recycling process;
- the proposal aims to allow air lead concentrations likely to result in blood lead levels of workers higher than the current NSW Workcover limit, which is higher than the proposed Australian national limit and nearly 6 times higher than the current Californian occupational blood lead limit;
- 6-8 lead poisoned young workers in Western Sydney at any one time is way too many to add to what is already the state's worst Area Health Service for blood lead notifications;
- young workers are the most at-risk of long-term health impacts of lead exposure including to their reproductive capacity. Lead exposure causes reduced sperm count, sperm mutations, infertility, miscarriage and reduced IQ in offspring;
- as well as potentially allowing toxic air emissions via open doors, the proposed Ledox plant will contaminate large volumes of drinking water with heavy metals and increase waste going to landfill and waste-processing facilities, as well as creating many more truck movements (with resulting diesel emissions, noise pollution and increased accident-risk in an area with nearby residences, school, childcare, etc) than have been proposed by Ledox if the plant actually runs at the proposed throughputs;
- the proposed 30,000 L acid tank external to the existing building poses a potential risk of contamination to groundwater in the case of tank failure.
Yours Sincerely
Elizabeth O'Brien
Winner of the United Nations Association of Australia (UNAA) Award for Outstanding Service to the Environment
Lead Advisor, The LEAD Group Inc (lead poisoning prevention charity)
- as proposed, the Ledox Australia lead battery plant at Ingleburn NSW is a used lead acid battery (ULAB) breaking plant, and not a ULAB recycling plant;
- Australia is a signatory to the Basel Convention which requires that hazardous waste such as the waste to be produced by the proposed Ingleburn plant is recycled within Australia, not exported as proposed;
- ULAB-breaking/battery-breaking is the most dangerous part of the ULAB collection and recycling process;
- the proposal aims to allow air lead concentrations likely to result in blood lead levels of workers higher than the current NSW Workcover limit, which is higher than the proposed Australian national limit and nearly 6 times higher than the current Californian occupational blood lead limit;
- 6-8 lead poisoned young workers in Western Sydney at any one time is way too many to add to what is already the state's worst Area Health Service for blood lead notifications;
- young workers are the most at-risk of long-term health impacts of lead exposure including to their reproductive capacity. Lead exposure causes reduced sperm count, sperm mutations, infertility, miscarriage and reduced IQ in offspring;
- as well as potentially allowing toxic air emissions via open doors, the proposed Ledox plant will contaminate large volumes of drinking water with heavy metals and increase waste going to landfill and waste-processing facilities, as well as creating many more truck movements (with resulting diesel emissions, noise pollution and increased accident-risk in an area with nearby residences, school, childcare, etc) than have been proposed by Ledox if the plant actually runs at the proposed throughputs;
- the proposed 30,000 L acid tank external to the existing building poses a potential risk of contamination to groundwater in the case of tank failure.
Yours Sincerely
Elizabeth O'Brien
Winner of the United Nations Association of Australia (UNAA) Award for Outstanding Service to the Environment
Lead Advisor, The LEAD Group Inc (lead poisoning prevention charity)
Ingleburn Business Chamber
Comment
Ingleburn Business Chamber
Comment
Ingleburn
,
New South Wales
Message
Our Chamber is concerned about the transport impact of the facility should the development application be approved.
A Transport Impact Assessment is included as part of the package of documents on public exhibition. On Page 10 of the report there is a forecast of weekly truck movements showing that there will be up to 3 inbound movements a week, and up to 7 outbound movements a week (i.e. a total of 10, though the report tallies that to be 4.5). That then equates to a total of 20 two way movements per week that is anticipated.
Throughout the documentation on public exhibition it is stated that the maximum capacity of the plant will be 18,000 tonnes per annum of input goods. Assuming the plant operates 52 weeks per year that equates to 346 tonnes per week of inbound goods. Assuming a 12.5m heavy rigid truck carrying 25 tonnes per inbound movement that equates to 14 inbound truck movements per week (or 4.7 times the figure provided in the forecast). Applying that factor to a total two way truck movement that would equate to up to 94 truck movements per week.
On the same page (and referring to the data in the table on that page) the report states that "The data is based on existing deliveries to other similar facilities and their forecast product volumes through this site". Yet no reference is provided to where those similar facilities are and to what data was provided by those facilities to enable that conclusion to be made, nor why the forecast product volume for this facility is 21% of the plants maximum capacity.
It would seem to us that any forecast traffic impact assessment should take into account the maximum plant capacity in its assessment as it is highly likely that the plant operator will seek to work towards that or near that capacity in order to maximise profit.
We request that the transport impact assessment be based on the plants maximum capacity as that would be a better indicator of the likely impact of the plant on the local transport network.
We also ask that a site inspection be undertaken by your office during both the a.m. and p.m. peaks to give your office a true indication of what is likely to occur at that time should the plants development application be successful. We do not believe the transport impact assessment provided gives such an indication.
We note the photos on Page 4 of the same report showing Lancaster Street looking northeast and looking southwest. However the report does not show what day or at what time those photos were taken. The photos do not give a true representation of those views on a typical peak period. Our observations during a peak period show uncoupled trailers parked on either side of the road in front of the site, with heavy traffic required to negotiate the narrowed two way road between those trailers. We also noted that there is a large heavy transport depot directly opposite the site which has multiple truck movements throughout the day.
We ask that the application be assessed in the light of these matters that we bring to your attention.
A Transport Impact Assessment is included as part of the package of documents on public exhibition. On Page 10 of the report there is a forecast of weekly truck movements showing that there will be up to 3 inbound movements a week, and up to 7 outbound movements a week (i.e. a total of 10, though the report tallies that to be 4.5). That then equates to a total of 20 two way movements per week that is anticipated.
Throughout the documentation on public exhibition it is stated that the maximum capacity of the plant will be 18,000 tonnes per annum of input goods. Assuming the plant operates 52 weeks per year that equates to 346 tonnes per week of inbound goods. Assuming a 12.5m heavy rigid truck carrying 25 tonnes per inbound movement that equates to 14 inbound truck movements per week (or 4.7 times the figure provided in the forecast). Applying that factor to a total two way truck movement that would equate to up to 94 truck movements per week.
On the same page (and referring to the data in the table on that page) the report states that "The data is based on existing deliveries to other similar facilities and their forecast product volumes through this site". Yet no reference is provided to where those similar facilities are and to what data was provided by those facilities to enable that conclusion to be made, nor why the forecast product volume for this facility is 21% of the plants maximum capacity.
It would seem to us that any forecast traffic impact assessment should take into account the maximum plant capacity in its assessment as it is highly likely that the plant operator will seek to work towards that or near that capacity in order to maximise profit.
We request that the transport impact assessment be based on the plants maximum capacity as that would be a better indicator of the likely impact of the plant on the local transport network.
We also ask that a site inspection be undertaken by your office during both the a.m. and p.m. peaks to give your office a true indication of what is likely to occur at that time should the plants development application be successful. We do not believe the transport impact assessment provided gives such an indication.
We note the photos on Page 4 of the same report showing Lancaster Street looking northeast and looking southwest. However the report does not show what day or at what time those photos were taken. The photos do not give a true representation of those views on a typical peak period. Our observations during a peak period show uncoupled trailers parked on either side of the road in front of the site, with heavy traffic required to negotiate the narrowed two way road between those trailers. We also noted that there is a large heavy transport depot directly opposite the site which has multiple truck movements throughout the day.
We ask that the application be assessed in the light of these matters that we bring to your attention.
Enirgi Group
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Enirgi Group
Object
Richmond
,
Victoria
Message
Please find attached our submission in response to the proposed Battery Recycling Facility in Ingleburn NSW.
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Project Details
Application Number
SSD-7195
Assessment Type
State Significant Development
Development Type
Waste collection, treatment and disposal
Local Government Areas
Campbelltown
Decision
Approved
Determination Date
Decider
ED