Emirates Aluminium (EMAL), currently building the largest single site aluminium smelter, continues its commitment to environmental protection by initiating waste recycling activities on its construction site to minimize its impact on the environment.
Since the inception of the EMAL smelter project, the company has recycled an average of one truck load per week, that includes 25.64 tonnes of wood, 31.4 tonnes of paper and cardboard, 1.65 tonnes of plastic, glass and cans and 40 tonnes of steel.
In addition, EMAL has already crushed and reused over 2,300 tonnes of waste concrete, with another 2000 tonnes stored on site awaiting the same.
EMAL is fully committed to the Reduce, Reuse and Recycle philosophy" said Duncan Hedditch, CEO of EMAL . "Ever since the launch of the project we have always strived to be environmentally responsible in as many ways as we can.
"This is not limited to controlled energy use or marine life and fauna protection, but includes recycling on site. The range and phenomenal numbers of the items that have been recycled so far demonstrate our commitment to this initiative." In order to achieve the scale and variety of materials for recycling, EMAL has entered into partnership with several recycling companies: Union Paper Mills collects the paper, cardboard and plastic, while Arshad Hussain Carpentry collects the wood to use in furniture support or pallets, depending on the quality.
Hedditch will be presenting "Practical Solutions for a Sustainable Industrial Project to Protect its Environment", at the Environment 2009 Conference taking place at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre next week, from 19 till 21 January 2009.
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