• July 17, 2024
• By JEP Team
• Articles, News

Sydney Copper Scraps proposes to establish a copper recycling facility at 3 River Street, Silverwater, NSW 2128. The facility will receive 25,000 tonnes per year of copper, alongside some ferrous metals. The operation can be defined as a ‘Metallurgical Facility’. Copper will be baled on site and cable wire will be stripped, with the recovered plastic granulated into plastic pellets for further recycling off-site.

As part of the development, the existing industrial building will have several alterations to enable the fit out into a copper recycling facility. Alterations will involve replacing the current asbestos roof sheeting with a non-hazardous material, increasing the overall roofline of the industrial building to be consistent with the office space roofline, installation of a solar panel array on the roof, removal of steel columns within the factory where possible, creating a new exit point from the building allowing vehicles to exit onto Silver Street and renovating the existing office building. This recycling facility will support the metal recycling sector across the Sydney Region.

The industrial building will include an industrial area, 7 concrete bays, 3 skip bins, a copper baler, two wire strippers and a weighbridge. Staff amenities will be located within the office building attached to the industrial building.

The Site is located within Silverwater Industrial Parl, on E4 General Industrial land which is compatible with the Proposal. This development helps to assist in NSW sustainability goals through the recycling of materials and avoidance of landfill.

The development will assist in creating jobs and boosting economic growth within the Sydney Region. The project will inject more than $3 million during construction into the local economy.

The design of the development proposes several sustainability initiatives to protect the local environment. These are:

• Recycling of copper and metals means less waste in the environment. This supports the circular economy;
• Solar panels on the roof will provide the Site with green electricity;
• The recovered plastic from stripping of copper wires will be granulated into plastic pellets that can be used in future plastic production;
• The site will have a fully sealed hardstand to prevent the possibility of contamination of the environment, and allowing all weather access;
• Handstand to be bunded to contain all firewater in the unlikely event of a fire;
• All stormwater runoff will be intercepted and treated prior to entering the Council drainage system; and
• Noise and dust controls within the building to avoid impacts on neighbours and sensitive receptors.

Neighbour and community feedback is being sought on the proposal. More information can be found in:

• Fact sheet
• Scoping report

You can provide your feedback about our proposed development by contacting JEP Environment & Planning via email or phone:

• E: admin@jacksonenvironment.com.au 
• T: 02 8056 1849

We greatly appreciate your feedback on this project which will benefit both the environment and the local economy.