APM Terminals Apapa, said it has started recycling used tyres for pavement blocks for use in exterior flooring, towards containing toxic wastes.
The Terminal Manager, Steen Knudsen, said that the company has entered into partnership with a recycling firm named Freetown Waste Management Recycle Limited to recycle the used tyres into pavement blocks.
He said so far, 40 square metres of the pedestrian area of the terminal has been paved using the recycled tyres.
“The final goal is to have a total paved area of 580 square metres with these recycled tyres turned pavers,” he said.
Knudsen reiterated the commitment of the management and staff of APM Terminals Apapa to a policy of “environmental excellence” with respect to the company’s business activities in its ongoing effort to remain “environmentally responsible”.
Recently, APM Terminals Apapa announced the replacement of single-use plastic bottled water with refill bottles and water dispensers, thereby eliminating an annual waste of 408,800 single-use plastic bottles at the terminal.
The Country Manager of APM Terminals Nigeria, Klaus Laursen, said the company takes its responsibility towards the environment “very serious”.
“We owe that to ourselves, we owe that to our kids, and we owe that to the future,” Laursen said.
APM Terminals Apapa is the largest container terminal in West Africa. With an investment of over $438 million in equipment, the terminal has continued to introduce new innovations to help both shipping lines and landslide customers achieve improved supply chain efficiency, flexibility and dependability in a cost-effective manner.
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