80Disposal of asbestos waste

#### 80 Disposal of asbestos waste 80 Disposal of asbestos waste (cf clause 42(4) of 2005 Reg) > > (1) (Repealed) > > > (2) When a person delivers asbestos waste to a landfill site, the person must inform the occupier of the landfill site that the waste contains asbestos. > > > (3) The following persons must ensure that when a person unloads or disposes of asbestos waste at a landfill site (regardless of whether the site is subject to an environment protection licence) no dust is generated from the waste— > > > > > (a) the person unloading or disposing of the asbestos waste, > > > > > (b) the occupier of the landfill site. > > > (4) Subject to any alternative cover conditions provided in an environment protection licence held by the occupier or approved in writing by the EPA, the occupier of a landfill site must ensure that asbestos waste disposed of at the site is covered with virgin excavated natural material— > > > > > (a) initially (at the time of disposal), to a depth of at least 0.15 metre, and > > > > > (b) at the end of each day’s operation, to a depth of at least 0.5 metre, and > > > > > (c) finally, to a depth of at least 1 metre (in the case of bonded asbestos material or asbestos-contaminated soils) or 3 metres (in the case of friable asbestos material) beneath the final land surface of the landfill site. > > > (5) In this clause, landfill site means a landfill site that can lawfully receive asbestos waste. > > Maximum penalty—400 penalty units in the case of a corporation, 200 penalty units in the case of an individual. > > **cl 80:** Am 2018 (643), Sch 2 \[24\]–\[26\]; 2018 No 80, Sch 2.2 \[1\] \[2\].