A contract to this effect was signed on Wednesday by the Centre of Waste Management (CWM) and Dure Oil Middle East, a Bin Butti group company.

The contract will help address the major issue of illegal dumping, and transportation and trade in used oil which is classified as ‘hazardous’ waste.

Used oil is hazardous waste under the Basel Convention and its handling and movement will, in the future, be strictly controlled by the CWM in Abu Dhabi and heavy penalties would be imposed on those who engage in unauthorised collection, sale and transport.

“The centre is focused on world-class, full-cycle projects that recover and return wastes as materials and products to the supply chain and enhance environmental standards in the emirate,” said Majed Al Mansouri, managing director of the centre.

“This (Dure Oil facility at Mussafah) is one of the new generations of waste facilities that will help the emirate achieve its goal to become a world-class leader in sustainable waste management. It will help us manage and control wastes that were dumped or exported from the emirate and help us reduce pollution in the emirate,” he added.

This facility is exclusively for the recycling of engine oil in the emirate. The contract provides for a revenue-sharing arrangement with the Centre of Waste Management to cover management and regulation costs. Bin Butti’s new Dure Oil facility at Mussafah is the first to be approved under the contract.


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