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Oil water separator installed to capture runoff water

WASTE MANAGEMENT AT SAGT                       waste disposal contractors approved by the       lubricants and oils, oil and grease mixed
                                               Marine Pollution Prevention Authority (MPPA)     cotton waste, empty chemical containers etc.,
   The Waste Management Policy in force        and the Central Environmental Authority (CEA)    and arise as a result of SAGTs operations,
   at SAGT is intended to minimize the         of Sri Lanka, and only such certified waste      with much lower waste generation arising
   waste generated; it ensures that at         disposal contractors are permitted within        from upstream and downstream value chain
   minimum, the Company adheres to all         the Port of Colombo. While this ensures an       activities. SAGT has undertaken waste
   regulatory requirements on the disposal     automatic control of waste disposal, it also     segregation of these streams and provides
   of hazardous and non-hazardous waste        limits the direct involvement by SAGT with       the waste to the authorized waste disposal
                                               regard to upcycling and recycling of certain     contractors. The main form of waste disposal
GRI 306-1: Waste generation and                types of waste. The impacts of its waste         of non-hazardous waste remains as landfill by
significant waste-related impacts              streams include increased landfilling and the    the said waste disposal contractors with some
                                               resultant environmental risks associated with    recycling being undertaken by them through
With both Hazardous and Non-Hazardous          such practice, while potential environmental     recycling. Hazardous waste is governed by the
waste being generated in its operations, SAGT  risks may also arise in the event of the use of  Scheduled Waste Management regulations
continues to be cognizant of the need for      unsuitable disposal methods by the authorized    such waste is either recycled through other
responsible disposal of such waste streams.    third-party waste disposal contractors.          third parties or provided to approved collectors
SAGT disposes of all its waste including that                                                   of such waste.
of vessels call at SAGT through 3rd party      The non-hazardous waste streams generated
                                               by SAGT include food waste from the              GRI 306-2: Management of significant
                                               canteens, tyres from RTGs and Prime Movers,      waste-related impacts
                                               Scrap Iron and other general non-hazardous
                                               waste items, while hazardous waste streams       SAGT has established a comprehensive waste
                                               include electronic waste, batteries, used        segregation drive obtaining the expertise of
                                                                                                the Central Environmental Authority during
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