HiQ Townsville

HiQ’s Townsville Hazardous Waste Transfer Station

HiQ’s Townsville Hazardous Waste Transfer Station provides safe, compliant, and efficient handling of hazardous waste for businesses across North Queensland. The facility is supported by HiQ’s fully licensed Yatala Hazardous Waste Treatment Facility, ensuring all materials are transported, treated, and disposed of in accordance with strict environmental and regulatory requirements. Together, our sites deliver a reliable, end-to-end hazardous waste management solution.

About Waste Treatment Services

HiQ’s state-of-the-art facilities treat contaminated soils, hazardous and regulated wastes, chemicals, waste sludges and wastewater in monitored and assessed operations, specialising in per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) and high security product destruction.

Services provided by Townsville

Our team of specialist engineers, chemists and scientists provide holistic services for any project.

Treatment and disposal of hazardous soils, sludges and liquids.
Secured product destruction services
Integrated hazardous waste management services including industrial cleaning, transport, treatment and disposal
In-situ treatment and site remediation using mobile plant and excavation equipment, soil treatment pug mills, bulk haulage vehicles, mobile batching plants and recycling plants
Risk management and regulatory compliance

Materials we accept

HiQ Townsville is licensed to accept the materials specified below

1. Oil and grease
2. Asbestos
3. PFAS contaminated soil, sludges and water
4. Adhesives, glues, resins and latex
5. Laboratory chemicals
6. Filter cake
7. Alkali and caustic
8. Acids
9. Paints, inks and dyes
10. Heavy metals
11. Solvents and flammable wastes
12. Acid sulphate soils

13. Persistent organic pollutants (POPs)
14. Surfactants detergents
15. Spent catalysts
16. Coolants and cutting fluids
17. Dusts and fly ash
18. Industrial wash waters
19. Hydrocarbon contaminated waste
20. Rags and absorbents
21. Contaminated soils
22. Product destruction services
23. Dredge spoil

Please call the site on (07) 3059 5009 for more information on prohibited materials.

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