logistical
activities
PRIMARY STORAGE OF WASTE
A primary storage site is:
99 an emergency staging area for the immediate deposit of the waste collected before
its transfer to either an intermediate long term storage site or if possible directly to a
treatment facility
99 a key stage in the waste management process for sorting, labelling and quantifying
the types and volumes of waste collected and when possible reducing volumes to be
transported by pre-treatment.
The storage site must be closed as soon as cleanup operations are completed.
The return of the site to its original condition implies:
99 a contamination diagnosis made by an organisation specialised in ground pollution,
decontamination operations if needed and the approval of the authorities
99 in some cases, a botanical evaluation to define a plant cover restoration operation.
PRINCIPLE
99 Segregate the different types of waste
99 Protect containers from rain water and to contain
odours
PREPARATION
99 Protect containers from prolonged exposure to sunlight if necessary
99 Ensure security to prevent unauthorised dumping.
Primary waste storage sites should meet certain criteria:
99 close proximity to the site of cleanup
99 good access to roads for heavy lorries
99 a flat area with enough space away from environmentally-sensitive areas (vegetation,
groundwater) and out of reach of the sea, tides and waves.
99 Depending on the volume of waste, site characteristics
and availability of containers, prepare:
•
staging areas
•
pits if necessary
•
platform within earth berms
•
platform for bagged solids and liquids in tank.
99 Protect areas using watertight plastic liners
99 Lay fine gravel or sand at the base of the storage area
to protect the membranes
99 Prepare rain water or effluent management
99 Ensure correct labelling of the containers to avoid
mixing the different types of waste [liquid, solid, nonbiodegradable (oiled plastics, contaminated cleanup
equipment), biodegradable (oiled seaweed, fauna)]
99 Control access to the cleanup sites and protect access
routes using lining and/ or geotextiles.
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Waste storage in skips
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Basic equipment:
99 Bins, barrels, skips
99 Plastic liners
99 Geotextile
EQUIPMENT