APM Terminals Apapa has partnered with Kevron Consulting to begin the recycling of used lubricants and deserted private protecting tools akin to boilersuits and reflective jackets.
The terminal operator introduced this in a press release on Thursday forward of the Worldwide Day of Zero Waste celebrations on March 30.
Recall that over the previous few years, Nigeria’s largest container terminal has launched into a targeted marketing campaign to cut back its waste by recycling it for different functions by means of collaborations with related authorities and organisations.
In 2021, APMT Apapa banned the usage of single-use plastic bottled water, eliminating an annual waste of 408,800 plastic bottles.
Talking on the programme, the Well being and Security Supervisor of APMT, Felix Ugwuagbo, stated that the corporate understood the necessity to monitor the disposal of its used lubricants.
“We don’t wish to contribute to environmental degradation and have our used lubes find yourself within the waterways, clogging the drains or additional used for transportation contributing to air air pollution
“We’re partnering with Kevron Consulting on this regard. Now our used lubricants are safely evacuated from the terminal, handled after which recycled for different functions or in some circumstances, safely disposed of. The identical applies to our discarded PPEs,” he defined.
Ugwuagbo added that the terminal operator inspired its staff handy over their torn/unusable reflective jackets, boilersuits, and many others., in change for brand new ones.
“These discarded PPE are then handed over to a companion organisation that washes, treats and recycles them into rags, that are used for cleansing functions inside our terminal,” he said.
The Terminal Supervisor of APMT Apapa, Steen Knudsen, asserted, “The ESG technique of the AP-Moller Maersk Group, of which we’re a component, is to attain web zero greenhouse gasoline emissions by 2040. This implies decreasing our environmental footprint on stable waste, which contributes to those gasoline emissions.
“As a enterprise, we are going to proceed to establish areas of steady enchancment and alternatives, to advertise sustainable patterns in our consumption and operations by recycling our waste. You will need to companion with corporations with completely different areas of experience to enhance our efforts to make sure that collectively, we cut back the environmental footprint of our companies.”
