Managing waste chemicals

Bespoke transport services: our logistics for handling chemicals

Safe transport covers all areas – from the customers’ premises all the way through to the treatment plant. And it should ensure that you have as little work as possible and is completed as quickly as possible. Our chemical experts identify, evaluate and sort the materials on site at our customers’ and make sure ADR-compliant packaging is used. Specialist packaging is deployed wherever necessary, for example pressurised salvage containers to transport damaged gas cylinders. The goal of our transport service is to take the waste with us immediately whenever this is possible – including handling the waste declaration forms, drawing up the transport documents and transferring the materials into approved specialist containers.

Material-specific treatment of waste chemicals

Thanks to our chemical-physical treatment facilities, we are always able to process liquid and solid chemicals according to their material composition using environmentally compatible systems. What’s more, we also have gas scrubbers and fixed-bed adsorbers to neutralise the gases. Our goal here is not simply to make these substances safe but to go much further and decontaminate recyclable materials so that they can be reused. Which is why we have, for example, systems dedicated to washing and cleaning storage containers. These enable drums, devices and gas cylinders to be sent on for recycling. Just one example of many of how we live up to the REMONDIS Group’s sustainability mission despite us dealing with so many materials that need to be disposed of.

More than just disposing of materials: we use recyclable chemicals to produce high quality refuse-derived fuels

On the safe side with direct incineration

We operate highly efficient direct incineration systems at our plants for containers that have particularly problematic contents. This ensures that they can be disposed of without the environment or people being put at risk. Our plant has a variety of systems for receiving and accepting waste materials so that all types of containers and their contents can be sent straight on for incineration. These range from hose lines that can be connected to pressurised containers and IBCs all the way through to our special system for small drums containing highly reactive and toxic substances.

Handling gas cylinders safely

Gas cylinders and other pressurised containers pose a very real risk. And the risk becomes even greater if it is not known what the residue or the exact contents of the cylinder are. And so our service begins with carrying out an analysis on site at our customers’ and continues with us collecting and declaring the materials, to transporting and disposing of them. We travel quickly to our customers’ premises equipped with all the specialist containers that may be required and ensure that their materials are taken safely to our treatment plants – no matter whether the gas cylinders contain hydrogen fluoride, butane, propane or some other type of gas.

As per the German Federal Waste Catalogue Ordinance, cylinders containing hazardous gases must be assigned the waste code 160504* and must be transported and treated using specialist systems

We are a partner of the VCI - Optimised waste disposal for the chemical industry

The range of waste from the chemical industry is enormous. From now on, member companies of the German Chemical Industry Association (VCI) will benefit from REMONDIS Industrie Service's expertise. From oil-based mixtures to solvents and paint sludge, we are a reliable partner to collect, transport and recycle their hazadouse waste. The cooperation offers customised solutions and sustainable added value to companies from the chemical industry. As a VCI partner, we meet specific industry requirements and set new standards. Find out more about our cooperation with the VCI.