Waste management
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Percentage of waste generated by the Port Authority that is separated and recovered for reuse (A_22)
Huelva Port Authority controls the volume of waste generated at its facilities, with the amount going to a recovery process recorded.
The percentage of waste produced by the Port Authority that was collected separately and subsequently recovered and recycled in 2020 were:
| Type of waste | Separate Collection |
Recovered |
|---|---|---|
| MSW | 99.70% | 0.63% |
| Hazardous waste | 0.30% | 0.30% |
| Oils | 0% | 0% |
The volume of waste related to the cleaning service in 2020 is classified as set out below:
| Type of waste | Total amount collected during the year in Tm | Percentage of the total collected. |
|---|---|---|
| Intert | 1,553.82 | 91.46% |
| Non-hazardous | 1,698.78 | 99.99% |
| Hazarduos | 126 | 0.01% |
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Waste generation activities or sources within the port (A_23)
There are different sources generating waste similar to urban, inert or hazardous waste in the Service Area and, according to the volume of waste generated, the following sources should be mentioned according to their importance:
| Source or activity | Order of importance |
|---|---|
| MARPOL waste delivery | 1 |
| Concession activity generated by concessions | 2 |
| Loading and stowage waste (cargo discarded, packaging, etc.) | 3 |
| Fishing (packaging, nets, fish scraps, etc.) | 4 |
| Cleaning of wharves, roads and communal areas | 5 |
| Remains from solid bulk sweepings | 6 |
| Works | 7 |
| Machinery servicing | 8 |
| Cleaning septic tanks | 9 |
| Cleaning up water bodies (floating solids) | 10 |
| Cleaning accidental spilalges | 11 |
| Commercial, leisure and bar activity in Service Area | 12 |
| Other activities |
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Measures to improve waste management (A_24)
The Port Authority’s measures to improve the waste management of the Port Community include the following:
- Recycling facilities with separate waste collection. Those recycling facilities are used to collect the following waste:
- Port Authority waste generated at its workshop centre. This centre does not produce waste to the outsourcing of the maintenance services.
- Waste from vessels (MARPOL), processed by an authorised manager contracted by Huelva Port Authority.
- Waste transfer centre, a concession held by an authorised manager contracted by stevedore companies.
- Compliance with internal regulations.
- Penalties in case of waste being abandoned in non-authorised places.
- Regular monitoring of port concessions and service suppliers to check compliance of the administrative requirements established by waste legislation by means of environmental discount audits where the Port Authority is present, along with daily environmental monitoring by the Environmental Police and all the facilities in the Service Area.
- Best Practices Guide
- Best practices agreements
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Managing dredged material (A_25)
The dredging carried out was to maintain the draughts of the Port of Huelva, whose environmental surveillance was conducted pursuant to the requirements of the Environmental Impact Declaration of February 2018. The controls both during the dredging and the discharge into the allocated area or in the marine dumping areas include: quality of the water, the sediment, control of the marine biota, protected spaces, checking noise and emissions from the dredging, etc.
The volumes and characteristics are set out below:
| m3 | % of total | |
|---|---|---|
| Total volume of dredged material | 361,436 | 100% |
| Volume of category A material | ||
| Volume of category B material | ||
| Volume of category C material | 361,436 | 100% |
| Volume of material classified as waste |
All the Category C material has been dumped in the allocated area for Huelva Port Authority, pursuant to the "Guidelines for the characterisation of dredged material and its relocation in waters of the maritime-terrestrial public domain".
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