This video shows how Polyeco Group successfully completed the remediation of Chromated Copper Arsenic (CCA) contaminated areas at the Port of Djibouti. Documenting the opinions of all parties involved, the solutions and different stages of the project, the video aims to communicate the way Polyeco Group approaches its projects and feedback from its waste management projects.
In 2002, a chemical spill of 200 tn of Chromated Copper Arsenate (CCA) took place at the port of Djibouti. The insecticide used as wood preservative by Ethiopian Power Company, was imported from UK in order to be delivered in Ethiopia. UN organizations and other stakeholders contained the spilled pesticide and the contaminated soil inside a concrete basin and provided a temporary solution. Polyeco Group was awarded the remediation project following public tendering and started remediation works in cooperation with Djibouti and Ethiopian Stakeholders.
A special tent was established in order to confine the excavation and remediation works, whilst laboratory equipment (XRF analyzers) was also mobilized to asses additional areas that were considered contaminated. Chemical analysis was also conducted in 3rd party accredited laboratory in Germany.
More than 4.150 tn of CCA contaminated waste were repacked in UN approved FIBCs and transported in compliance to Basel Convention, to hazardous waste treatment facility in Portugal.
The efficient collaboration between stakeholders from Djibouti and Ethiopia combined with Polyeco Group special experience resulted in a sustainable solution to this long lasting environmental problem.