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107 tonnes of chemicals from 1,000 schools.
Recovering chemicals in Moldova
REMONDIS Industrie Service safely recovered a total of 107 tonnes of chemicals from around 1,000 secondary schools in and around Moldova's capital, Chișinău. The recovered chemicals were packed in 30-litre drums with lock rings or in special boxes and then transported away by truck. The chemicals were sent to the hazardous waste incineration plant, REMONDIS SAVA, in Brunsbüttel, a fully owned subsidiary of REMONDIS Industrie Service.
Approved containers – all of the packaging used to transport the materials had UN approval and had to be procured by REMONDIS SAVA and then taken to Moldova
REMONDIS SAVA project manager on site
There was a REMONDIS SAVA project manager on site at all times. REMONDIS SAVA hired four Moldovan nationals to support him, including two female employees trained in chemicals and two drivers. Three small trucks were acquired specifically for this project to collect and transport the materials.
Moldova is a land-locked country in south-east Europe. It has a border with Romania in the west and is surrounded by the Ukraine to the north, east and south. The country has just under 4 million inhabitants who are becoming increasingly aware of the need to protect their environment
From Chisinau to the surrounding areas
The first stage of the project was to collect the chemicals from the capital city. Each day, the team travelled to one school where the hazardous waste was inspected, listed, sorted and packed. One secondary school in each district acted as a central waste collection point for all the neighbouring schools. The volumes collected from the schools differed greatly: from between 1 and 5 kilograms to, in some cases, between 2 and 4 tonnes.
The project was financed by Moldova: a national implementation project, sustainable POPs management PMT, Ministry of Environment
The Project – Facts & Figures
- Location: Chisinau/Moldova and all surrounding districts
- Volume & type of waste: max. 107 t chemicals from secondary schools
- Companies involved: REMONDIS SAVA
- Special features: all chemicals were incinerated at REMONDIS SAVA in Brunsbüttel
Contact
REMONDIS SAVA GmbH
Ostertweute 1
25541 Brunsbüttel
Germany
T +49 4852 83080
F +49 4852 830812
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