11 March 2011

Ship Recycling: Hazardous Waste Management at Alang, India.

Functions at Site:
  • Pre-shipment Waste Analysis
  • Transportation of waste from Member Units to ICHWTSDF
  • Receiving Wastes from Member units.
  • Waste segregation and storage
  • Wastes Sampling and Laboratory Analysis
  • Hazardous Wastes Incineration
  • Solidification and Stabilization
  • Secured Landfill Disposal
  • Leachate Removal, Collection, Treatment and Disposal
  • Residuals treatment and disposal
  • Surface Run- off Management
  • Development & Maintenance of Greenbelt
  • Closure & post Closure maintenance plan.
  • Monitoring of Ground water monitoring wells, Surface water, Soil and Ambient air
  • Training of Employees & members

SITE INFRASTRUCTURE:

Asbestos and Glass wool Cell:
  • As per CPCB Guidelines
  • Total Disposal Capacity–43038 Cu. Meter
  • Total Area: 9350 Sq. Meter
Municipal Solid Waste Cell:
  • As per CPCB Guidelines
  • Total Disposal Capacity–8723Cu. Meter
  • Total Area: 2700 Sq. Meter
Industrial Solid waste and Chemical Waste Cell:
  • As per CPCB Guidelines
  • Total Disposal Capacity–10212 Cu. Meter
  • Total Area: 3000 Sq. Meter
Laboratory:
  • Well Equipped Analytical Laboratory.
  • Equipped with AAS with 11 heavy metal Halocathod lamps.
  • TOC with Solid Sample Module
  • Bomb Calorimeter.
  • BOD, COD Apparatus.
  • Flash Point, Fire Point.
Supporting Infrastructure:
  • Weigh Bridge
  • Intermediate Storage
  • Leachate Collection facility
  • Fleet of Transport Vehicles including JCB & Dumpers & Trucks of various capacities.
  • Vehicle movement tracking system
  • R& D Centre
  • Administrative Building
  • Training Centre on Cleaner Production
  • Hazardous Waste Management training Centre
  • Net work of Ground Water Monitoring Well
  • Loading ,Unloading & Compacting vehicles
  • Computerised Hazardous Waste Tracking System
  • Wheel Washing Facility
Type of Wastes Treated & Disposed off:
  • Paint chips
  • Asbestos bearing wastes
  • Glass wool
  • Materials Contaminated with oil and chemicals
  • Oily sludge
  • Contaminated and corroded scraps
  • Other heavy metal bearing wastes
Treatment and disposal route For Different Types of Waste:

Sr. No.
Type of Wastes
Treatment & Disposal Process
Treatment & Disposal Charges (Rs. Per MT. Ton)
1
Used Oil/Waste Oil & Spent Lubricants
Incineration followed by disposal of incineration ash in secured landfill.
7000.00
2
Oil Sludge
Incineration followed by disposal of incineration ash in secured landfill.
7000.00
3
Paints & Coatings
Incineration followed by disposal of incineration ash in secured landfill.
7000.00
4
Rubber Gaskets & Isolation Mounting
Incineration followed by disposal of incineration ash in secured landfill.
7000.00
5
PVC & Plastic Waste
Incineration followed by disposal of incineration ash in secured landfill.
7000.00
6
Contaminated Soil
Solidification and stabilization followed by final disposal in secured landfill
1000.00
7
Canvass With Chemical Coating/Chicken Mesh/ Rexine /Card Board
Incineration followed by disposal of incineration ash in secured landfill.
7000.00
8
Thermocol
Incineration followed by disposal of incineration ash in secured landfill.
7000.00
9
Rusted Iron Scales
Landfilling
573.00
10
Cementing Material & Tile/Solidified Cement/Construction With/A C Sheets.
Landfilling
248.00
11
Glass wool
Solidification and stabilization followed by final disposal in secured landfill
573.00
12
Asbestos
Solidification and stabilization followed by final disposal in secured landfill
573.00


Safety:
  • Onsite Emergency Plan
  • Compulsory use of PPEs
  • Well Established & Maintained Fire & other Emergency Response Systems.
Source: Gujarat Maritime Board website.

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