BIOSECURITY WASTE DISPOSAL
Sometimes referred to as quarantine waste, biosecurity waste materials are those materials that threaten the economy and environment of Australia; If not treated correctly, biosecurity waste has the potential to cause serious damage to the environment.
According to the DAWR (Department Of Australian Water Resources), biosecurity waste materials must be managed correctly, for the safety and biodiversity of our ecological systems. This helps protect our vulnerable species of plants, flora, and fauna.
Ace Waste is fully accredited for the safe and compliant disposal of biosecurity waste. We provide waste disposal services to safely destroy biosecurity waste, quarantine wastes, and other shipping waste materials in totality. This ensures that they can’t be released back into the wider environment.
Biosecurity waste is a highly regulated waste stream. Many items of which are quarantined and may be marked for treatment (and afterwards allowed in the country) or may be deemed contraband.
What is defined as quarantine waste may differ slightly according to specific state legislation. However, biosecurity waste is typically known to include:
- (at least in a broad sense) timber
- plastics
- pallets
- food items (including scraps and seeds) and other related items
- all kinds of plants/plant by-products
- all kinds of animal/animal by-products.
Ace Waste has the capability and capacity to handle any biosecurity waste disposal you need.
Quarantine waste
Quarantine waste is a waste stream that belongs with the biosecurity waste category. This refers particularly to goods seized during quarantine inspections, which pose a risk to Australia’s vital biosystems. But it also includes any items that are exposed to, or come into contact with, biosecurity waste, which are required to be confiscated for the same reasons.
This waste stream may include a variety of categorisations including live animals, food and drink items and weapons such as automatic knives and daggers. For a more comprehensive list you can visit the relevant Australian Government webpage.
Shipping waste
As a more specific and location-based type of biosecurity waste, shipping waste can comprise quarantine and contraband waste but is that which is dealt with as a result of shipping operations.
Ace Waste deals directly with the disposal of waste from vessels and shipping facilities. Waste items include all freight items and the packaging and other apparatus they arrive in, eg. pallets, shipping containers etc. This goes right down to the refuse and remnants from overseas vessel holds.
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Industries we work with for Biosecurity Waste Disposal
International/Domestic Airports
Shipping/Ports
Commercial Entities
Import/Export Government Authorities
Industrial Entities
Food processing Plants/Facilities
Laboratories
Academic Institutions
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