Becuse it is impossible to contin
ll pollutnt in its sources, BODUM®
Portugues hs instlled end pro-
cesses to tret, reduce or eliminte
the pollution chrge in its elu-
ents nd wstes. On these, we cn
highlight:
1 – Wste Wter Tretment Plnt
• All liquid eluents re seprted
ccording to their chrcteristics nd
treted s in btches
• All pre-tretments nd inl tretments
re permnently monitored until the
dmissible vlues of dischrge re
chieved.
• The dischrge of BODUM® lines re
connected to municipl wste wter
tretment plnt tht complements the
inl tretment.
• The sludge generted in the wter tret-
ment re de-wtered by using recycled
ir of the pressed ir equipments.
2 – Wste Clssifiction nd Seprtion
• All wstes generted in the plnt
re submitted to proper seprtion,
clssiiction, hndling nd storge
until there re sent to the destintion.
• All wste mngement is outsourced
to licensed entities, mening the proper
destintion hs s priority the recyclbility
of the wstes. Only two of the wstes
generted t Bodum must be eliminted
becuse the recycling limittions in
the mrket.
3 – Air Aspirtion System
• The ir spirtion system is connected
to ll the pollution sources voiding
the pollutnts spred inside the plnt.
• These systems ilter the ir before its
relese to the tmosphere.
• In the plting line, besides the iltrtion, ll
the ir is wshed with wter in scrubbers.
In 2008, BODUM® Portugues hd
its recognition for ll the eorts
mde nd processes developed nd
implemented long the lst decdes,
by hving the Environmentl Permit
issued by the Portuguese Environment
Ministry.
The permit is mndtory nd directly
comes from the EC Directive 2008/1/EC
of Jnury 15 (IPPC).
According to this permit, BODUM® must
hve permnent monitoring of the envi-
ronmentl indictors nd vlues so; it is
the gurntee of the legisltion fulilling,
good prctices nd procedures.
Sving wter
• Recycling wter – only 20% of the totl
consume is fresh wter.
• Consume control by introducing utomtic
vlves nd volume controllers.
• Reducing drg-outs nd introduce
cscde rinsing between processes.
• Extend the liquid bths life nd processes
to prevent the tretment need by using
iltrtion, evportion, ionic exchnge
techniques.
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