ADMA-OPCO goes plastic bags-free
The Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company (ADMA-OPCO), a member of ADNOC Group of Companies, has become the first oil and gas company in the UAE to stop using non-biodegradable plastic bags. On December 31st, 2010 the company, acting in line with its environmental conservation efforts, phased out non-biodegradable plastic bags and introduced an environmentally friendly oxo-biodegradable type.
According to Chief Executive Officer Ali Rashid Al-Jarwan, a multi-faceted strategy to replace non-biodegradable plastic bags by the end of 2010 was executed successfully in all company sites.
"Being fully aware of the environmental hazards posed by non-biodegradable plastic bags, we have decided to take this proactive step and stop the use of non-biodegradable bags in our facilities. By end of 2010, we succeeded in phasing out the hazardous type and shifted 100 per cent to an environmentally friendly alternative which is the oxo-biodegradable type," said Jarwan, adding that the move was in line with the UAE government’s decision to ban all non-biodegradable plastic bags in the country by 1st January 2013.
Statistics revealed that the company consumes almost 60 tons of non-biodegradable plastic bags every year, and this number was increasing constantly as the operations and facilities expanded, said Omar Al-Shamlan, Manager Health, Safety, Environment and Quality Assurance Division.
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