North Queensland Resource Recovery (NQRR) is a joint venture company specialising in liquid and
hazardous waste management. NQRR operates from four depots located in Mt Isa, Cairns, Mackay and
Townsville to facilitate the provision of profesional waste management services to householders,
commercial enterprises, mining operations and general industry throughout the north and far north
regions of Queensland.
In fact, NQRR is the only licensed regulated waste treatment facility north of Rockhampton with
services that extend from the cleaning of household grease traps and septic tanks through to major
environmental clean-ups at mining sites and disused landfills. We also specialise in site remediation,
hazardous waste collection, treatment and disposal and oil recycling. The company collects and treats
about 23 million litres of waste per year, which would, if not managed properly cause substantial harm
to the environment.
The company has grown to an extent that it is the largest liquid waste management company in the
region and provide essential services in the arenas of public health protection and the mitigation
of potential environmental harm.
Services are provided to householders, restaurants, general industry, mining and
shipping organisations. Specifically these services include:.
- Supply of Recycled Fuel Oil
- Collection of Used Lubricating Oils
Liquid Waste Collection and Disposal
- Grease Traps
- Cooking Oils
- Septics
- Oily Water
- Contaminated water
Hydrocarbon waste collection, disposal and Management
- Oil filters
- Oily rags
- Grease Blackjack
- Oily sludges
- Contaminated soil
Hazardous and other regulated waste collection and disposal
- Pesticides, herbicides, insecticides
- Solvents
- Glues, inks, dyes, resins
- Laboratory and process chemicals
- Spill response
- Contaminated site cleanups including
transportation and disposal of solid waste
products and soil remediation. Repackaging of
regulated and hazardous wastes on site to
ensure compliance with regulated waste
transport requirements.
- Supply of flyash
- Provision of Total Waste Management and
waste minimisation to automotive, industrial
and mining organisations across North Queensland.
