BSP Exports Waste To UK For A Lead-Free Brunei

Seria – The Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP) Company took a giant step to make Brunei a lead-free country by shipping its historic first export of waste material to the United Kingdom yesterday.

The waste material bound for the United Kingdom was sealed in 12 containers transported over land from Seria Oil Refinery Plant to the Muara Port.

The material included surplus lead and sludge from two tetra ethyl lead storage vessels that were demolished at Seria Oil Refinery Plant as BSP’s final phase of the move to support a national and worldwide drive toward a lead-free environment.

The surplus lead compound and sludge are classified as hazardous waste that must be properly recovered, treated and disposed off in a safe and environmentally approved manner.

Brunei has initiated a policy in 1999 on the auction of the lead usage in gasoline, and the government takes this action seriously since the substance may lead to health hazard.

According to BSP press release, the export of waste material is in full compliance with the Basel Convention, which is a major international environment protection treaty of which Brunei is a signatory.

BSP’s move is also in response to the call made by His Majesty’s government on a lead-free Brunei. -- Courtesy of Radio Television Brunei

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