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At Tellus we safely package, transport, research, recycle, and store nearly all hazardous waste types, as well as permanently dispose of intractable and end-of-lifecycle materials from anywhere in Australia.

Image shows the corner of the Sandy Ridge geological repository. The Sandy Ridge geological repository can accept almost all hazardous waste types for permanent disposal.

Solutions for Almost All Waste Types

Tellus Sandy Ridge is Australia’s only safe low-level radioactive disposal solution, integrating site selection testing, packaging, handling and training.

With Tellus’ Permanent Isolation Certificate™, and proprietary trust structure which pre-funds Sandy Ridge’s post-closure liabilities, we can eliminate our clients’ future risk and liability.

Waste Types

Legacy persistent organic pollutant (POP) chemicals (PFAS, PCB oils)
Catalysts
Hydrocarbons and hydrocarbon sludges
Xanthates
Contaminated soil (PFAS, heavy metal, sulphur, asbestos, hydrocarbon and cross contaminated)
Contaminated and treated wood (copper chrome arsenic, creosote, pesticide, hydrocarbon)
Agricultural Chemicals (Herbicides, pesticides, insecticides, fungicides
Corrosive materials (acids, alkalis)
Heavy Metals (Mercury, lead, cyanide, chromium and arsenic)
Low-Level Radioactive Waste (LLW)
Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM)

   

Disused Sealed Radioactive Sources (DSRS)
Image shows the corner of the Sandy Ridge geological repository. The Sandy Ridge geological repository can accept almost all hazardous waste types for permanent disposal.
Industries

Tellus provides end-to-end sustainable solutions for almost all hazardous waste types. From clean-up programs to by-products of new critical minerals and rare earth processing and production across industry.

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Solutions Across Industries
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