Antarctic Environmental Protection Regulations

Marginal note:Wastes to be removed

37 Before the expiry of a permit, the permit holder must remove from the Antarctic the following wastes if they are generated by the permit holder:

• (a) radioactive materials;

• (b) used or spent electrical batteries;

• (c) fuel, both solid and liquid;

• (d) wastes containing heavy metals or toxic persistent organic compounds;

• (e) polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyurethane foam, polystyrene foam, rubber, electronic scrap, lubricating oils, treated wood or wood products and other products that contain additives that could produce harmful emissions if incinerated;

• (f) all other plastic wastes, except low density polyethylene containers (such as bags for storing wastes) if those containers are incinerated in accordance with section 40;

• (g) fuel drums, except if their removal would result in a greater adverse environmental impact than leaving them in their existing locations;

• (h) other solid, non-combustible wastes, except if their removal would result in a greater adverse environmental impact than leaving them in their existing locations; and

• (i) the solid residue of combustible wastes burned in an incinerator referred to in section 40.