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On November 29th, directors from 25 worldwide convention centres visited the Barcelona International Convention Centre’s (CCIB) temporary waste transfer plant, as an example of sound practices in environmental policy. The visit was a part of the AIPC – The International Association of Congress Centre’s Event Management Summit, held in Barcelona on November 29th and 30th.
The plant, inaugurated in October 2008, is a pioneer in Spain as it sorts waste products into six
different types, separating metal from plastic, which reduces environmental impact even more.
This sorting goes one step beyond the criteria established by municipal regulations, which
requires separating waste into 5 groups.
Installed in the Centre’s loading dock and with a surface area of 300m2, the temporary waste
transfer plant has six large capacity bins identified by different colours: blue (paper), green
(glass), orange (organic waste), mustard (metals), yellow (plastic) and brown (waste products
that don’t fall into the previous categories).
In addition, in all of the CCIB’s common areas there are batteries of waste bins, with their
corresponding coloured bags, avoiding possible confusions and making it easier to move them
to the temporary waste transfer plant. Foment del Reciclatge, the authorized waste
management company, is in charge of collecting the waste for it to be treated correctly.
In parallel with recycling 6 different types of general wastes, the CCIB manages and controls
the special wastes generated internally by the centre itself. So in the temporary waste transfer
plant there is a properly delimited space for special waste management: fluorescent lights, light
bulbs, paints, varnishes, oils, greases, batteries, accumulators, toners, inks and computer waste
products.
Special wastes undergo a parallel control carried out by the CCIB’s cleaning department, due to
the importance of their correct separation and control using identifying labels indicating the
maximum storage time of these wastes, which in no case should ever exceed 6 months.
This profound and complex waste treatment has even more merit when you consider the
CCIB’s dimensions: a surface area of over 100,000m2 with a capacity to host events for up to
15,000 delegates.
The CCIB’s temporary waste transfer plant is a part of the extensive environmental policy the
complex has been practicing since its opening in 2004. In this respect, the CCIB will shortly be
receiving the ISO 14001 certification, an international regulation that establishes how to
introduce an efficient environmental management system.
Theodore is the Co-Founder and Managing Editor of TravelDailyNews Media Network; his responsibilities include business development and planning for TravelDailyNews long-term opportunities.
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