Gujarat Enviro Protection and Infrastructure Ltd.
Regd Off : 252/2, G.I.D.C Pandesara Luthra Mill Compound, Surat -394221 Phone no: 0261-2890606-7-8 Fax : 0261-2890600 Email:gepil@luthraindia.com, alang@luthraindia.com Website : www.hazwasteindia.com

GEPIL- AN INTRODUCTION

Gujarat Enviro Protection and Infrastructure Limited (GEPIL) is in the business of developing an Integrated Common Environmental Infrastructure Projects on Built- Own and Operate basis, in India. The company is promoted by “Luthra Group”- industrial group since 1963, having its primary interests in the field of Textile Processing and Real Estates.

Gujarat Enviro Protection and Infrastructure Ltd (Unit Alang), is operating and maintaining Common Hazardous waste TSDF on behalf of Gujarat Maritime Board, since October’ 2005.The site is constructed and developed by Gujarat Maritime Board. Awarded to GEPIL for Operation and Maintenance through competitive Bidding Process in September’ 2005. Total Notified Area is 7 Hectares. The site situated at Alang Ship breaking yard; the largest ship breaking yard in the world, is designed to collect, transport, Receipt, Store, treat and dispose off wide range of hazardous waste. GEPIL (Alang Unit) is also associated with Sweeping, collection, transportation, treatment and disposal of Municipal wastes generated during the ship breaking activities.

In India, the wastes mentioned in schedule-I and schedule II of Hazardous Wastes (Management & Handling) Rules’ 1989 and as amended in 2000 and 2003 have been categorized as hazardous wastes. GEPIL (Unit Alang) is providing its services to more than 80 industries of region. The facility receives wastes from Ship breaking and Ship recycling industrial sectors.

GEPIL’s expertise in Safe Removal and management of Asbestos and PCB bearing wastes from Ship breaking sector. The procedures adopted for the safe removal of asbestos have been recognized by Supreme Court Monitoring Committee on Hazardous wastes management in India, the Ministry of Environment and other authorities namely the Pollution Control Board, the maritime board and the French Government.

The following units as created by Gujarat Maritime Board is now operated by GEPIL:

• Secured Landfill Cells with Leachate sump and GWM wells

  • Cell-1: 43038 cu.m. (dedicated for Asbestos and glass wool Wastes)

  • Cell-2: 10,212 cu.m. (dedicated for Other Hazardous Wastes)

  • Cell-3: 8723 cu.m. (dedicated for Municipal Wastes)

• Intermediate Storage & Segregation Facility

• Vehicle Cleaning Facility

• Environmental Laboratory

• Transport Vehicle as per CPCB transport Rules

• Weigh Bridge Facility

• Office Building, Computerized Wastes Tracking System

• Incineration Facility (Tie up with TSDF, Surat)

The ship breaking units send their hazardous wastes to this facility for necessary treatment and disposal. Following wastes generated during ship breaking are received, stored, transported, treated and disposed off at the facility.

• Paint chips

• Asbestos bearing wastes

• Glass wool

• Thermocol

• Materials Contaminated with oil and chemicals

• Oily sludge

• Contaminated and corroded scraps

• Rubber Gaskets & Isolation Mounting

• PVC & Plastic Waste

• Canvass With Chemical Coating/Chicken Mesh/ Rexine /Card Board

• Cementing Material & Tile/Solidified Cement/Construction With/A C Sheets.

• Other heavy metal bearing wastes

GEPIL follows various treatment and disposal routes depending upon the chemical characteristics of wastes and the disposal criteria fixed by the Central Pollution Control Board of the country. The wastes undergo various combinations of pretreatments, treatments and disposal into secured landfill disposal cells.

• The wastes requiring pretreatments, no treatment and direct disposal

• The wastes requiring direct disposal to secured landfill facility

• The Organic wastes requiring pretreatment, Incineration and disposal of incinerated ash into secured landfill facility

• The Organic wastes requiring no pretreatment, Incineration and disposal of incinerated ash into secured landfill facility

• The wastes requiring pretreatment, solidification and stabilization and or Encapsulation followed by disposal of stabilized/encapsulated mass into secured landfill facility

• The wastes requiring no pretreatment, solidification and stabilization and or Encapsulation followed by disposal of stabilized/encapsulated mass into secured landfill facility.

Total waste received (upto 31st March 2008) at TSDF, Alang

Sr. No.	Type of waste	Qty in MT
1.	Asbestos	65.270
2.	Glass wool	3064.730
3.	Thermocol	243.370
4.	Other	847.030
	Total	4220.400
5.	MSW	1570.000

Integrated Common Hazardous Waste Treatment Storage Disposal facility at Survey no.325/1/1, Village Manar, Near Alang, Taluka; Talaja, Dist: Bhavnagar.

Site Infrastructure:

	Asbestos and Glass wool Cell As per CPCB Guidelines Total Disposal Capacity–43038 Cu. Meter Total Area: 9350 Sq. Meter
Industrial Solid waste and Chemical Waste Cell As per CPCB Guidelines Total Disposal Capacity–10212 Cu. Meter Total Area: 3000 Sq. Meter
	Municipal Solid Waste Cell As per CPCB Guidelines Total Disposal Capacity–8723Cu. Meter Total Area: 2700 Sq. Meter
Laboratory Well Equipped Analytical Laboratory. Equipped with AAS with 11 heavy metal Halocathod lamps. TOC with Solid Sample Module Bomb Calorimeter. BOD,COD Apparatus. Flash Point, Fire Point.
Supporting Infrastructure Weigh Bridge Intermediate Storage Leachate Collection facility Fleet of Transport Vehicles including JCB & Dumpers & Trucks of various capacities. Vehicle movement tracking system R& D Centre Administrative Building Training Centre on Cleaner Production Hazardous Waste Management training Centre Net work of Ground Water Monitoring Well Loading ,Unloading & Compacting vehicles Computerised Hazardous Waste Tracking System Wheel Washing Facility
	Type of Wastes Treated & Disposed off: Paint chips Asbestos bearing wastes Glass wool Materials Contaminated with oil and chemicals Oily sludge Contaminated and corroded scraps Other heavy metal bearing wastes
Safety Onsite Emergency Plan. Compulsory use of PPEs Well Established & Maintained Fire & other Emergency Response Systems.
	Functions at Site Pre-shipment Waste Analysis Transportation of waste from Member Units to ICHWTSDF Receiving Wastes from Member units. Waste segregation and storage Wastes Sampling and Laboratory Analysis Hazardous Wastes Incineration Solidification and Stabilization Secured Landfill Disposal Leachate Removal, Collection, Treatment and Disposal Residuals treatment and disposal Surface Run- off Management Development & Maintenance of Greenbelt Closure & post Closure maintenance plan. Monitoring of Ground water monitoring wells, Surface water, Soil and Ambient air Training of Employees & members.

Treatment and disposal route For Different Types of Waste.

Sr. No.	Type of Wastes	Treatment and Disposal Process	Treatment and Disposal Charges (Rs.Per MT. Ton)
1	Used Oil/Waste Oil & Spent Lubricants	Incineration followed by disposal of incineration ash in secured landfill.	7000.00
2	Oil Sludge	Incineration followed by disposal of incineration ash in secured landfill.	7000.00
3	Paints & Coatings	Incineration followed by disposal of incineration ash in secured landfill.	7000.00
4	Rubber Gaskets & Isolation Mounting	Incineration followed by disposal of incineration ash in secured landfill.	7000.00
5	PVC & Plastic Waste	Incineration followed by disposal of incineration ash in secured landfill.	7000.00
6	Contaminated Soil	Solidification and stabilization followed by final disposal in secured landfill	1000.00
7	Canvass With Chemical Coating/Chicken Mesh/ Rexine /Card Board	Incineration followed by disposal of incineration ash in secured landfill.	7000.00
8	Thermocol	Incineration followed by disposal of incineration ash in secured landfill.	7000.00
9	Rusted Iron Scales	Landfilling	573.00
10	Cementing Material & Tile/Solidified Cement/Construction With/A C Sheets.	Landfilling	248.00
11	Glass wool	Solidification and stabilization followed by final disposal in secured landfill	573.00
12	Asbestos	Solidification and stabilization followed by final disposal in secured landfill	573.00