Resource recovery
　　Most of the material stream, sometimes referred to as the waste stream, generated from the dismantling process can be put to good use in a significant way. Usable equipment and components; electrical devices (radios, computers, televisions, etc.); life-saving equipment (life buoys, survival suits, rafts, etc.); sanitary equipment; compressors; pumps; motors; valves; generators; and so on, can all be re-used for alternative applications and the scrap steel structures are re-processed. Steel production from scrap in comparison to that of ore, offers a considerable saving in energy consumption. In this perspective, shipbreaking may be claimed to comply with the principles of sustainability even though there may be some discrepancy between areas of application.

Disposal and recycling
　　The waste/ material stream following demolition is distributed and transported out of the dismantling site to local enterprises for re-sale, re-manufacturing or recycling.
Re-sale:

The following is a listing of item-groups typically offered for direct re-sale (no reprocessing/ re-manufacturing):
• pumps, valves, motors, machines
• navigational equipment
• life-saving equipment (rafts, lifebuoys, life-vests, survival suits, etc)
• personal protective equipment (helmets, workboots, gloves, goggles, overalls, etc.)
• Chemicals and paints
• Steel components (anchors, chains, ventilation components, pipework, etc).
• Sanitary equipment (toilets, sinks, bath tubs, and so on).
• Furniture
• Electrical cabling (intact) and batteries
• Insulation material
• Oil products (to manufacturing industries)

Re-manufacturing/ re-processing:
　　A comprehensive proportion of the waste stream is re-processed or re-manufactured rather than recycled prior to sale as illustrated below:
• Steel re-manufacturing: Not all extracted steelwork is characterized as scrap. “Undamaged” plating is re-manufactured by cutting, grinding and hot-work. Anchors, chains, engine structures, and so on may also be re-manufactured by undergoing similar treatments.
• Oil re-manufacturing: Used (dirty) oils (lubricating oils) are re-processed and offered for sale.
• Mineral re-processing: Insulation material (asbestos) is in some facilities reprocessed by manual crushing and sold to manufacturing industries.
• Copper reclaim: damaged cabling or non-saleable cabling is stripped for insulation either by burning or by mechanical stripping (sometimes also carried out at the scrapping site).

Recycling:
　　Real recycling in the sense of waste being used as a raw material in the production chain is first and foremost represented by scrap steel. This is the raw material for steel works and for cold-rolling facilities. The quality of the end product is a function of the quality of the available scrap, the sorting and the recycling process.

Current practices and standards
　　We safeguard the environment by the introduction of technology (cranes, docks, etc.).
Aspects/ requirements at the yard:
Vessels are to be broken up alongside quay and ashore.
1. Our yard has waste reception and storage facilities and separate storage facilities for hazardous materials according to environmental and safety regulations.
2. Our yard had separators to deal with sludge/oil remnants.
3. Our yard should have an emergency plan or procedures in order to deal with oil spills, personal accidents, fire, and accidents with hazardous materials.
4. Our yard has facilities to provide first aid to injured persons.
5. Our yard is equipped with fire-fighting equipment.
6. Our yard is guarded against unauthorized entrance.
7. Our yard works with safety regulations and procedures.
8. Our yard works with prevention procedures.
9. Our yard works with procedures to protect the environment and establish an environmental policy.
10. Our yard had a health program for our workers.
11. Our yard has a safety maintenance program for their equipment.
12. Our yard has clear working procedures to which all employees should adhere

Certificates/Licenses:
1. Our yard is a member of “China National Ship-scrapping Association”,
2. Our yard is licensed to break-up and recycle vessels and report to the authority that issued the license.
3. Our yard works with the approval of the State Environmental Protection Administration of China.
4. Local environmental authorities regularly inspect our yard.
5. Our yard has import license to buy vessels.
6. When using sub-contractors, either for breaking up and/or transport/collecting waste products and/or transport/handling of hazardous materials, we regularly checked that they themselves are properly licensed.
7. Existing rules and regulations regarding the handling and disposal of hazardous products are to be followed up by the yard.

Staff/Workers:
1. The staff/workers are trained to handle and store hazardous materials and to provide first aid to injured persons.
2. The staff/workers are trained for fire-fighting and to handle oil spills.
3. The work force on the yard wears safety helmets, safety shoes, eye protective glasses and working gloves.
4. The workforce on the yard wears facemasks when dealing with toxic materials or materials which generate toxic fumes.
5. The workforce handling asbestos or materials containing asbestos wears protective clothing and masks.
6. The workforce cutting steel by torch is protected against inhaling possible toxic fumes originating from paints

Working procedure:
1. Assessment of which hazardous products the vessel contains before a vessel is accepted for demolition and recycling.
2. Employees are appointed to ensure that internal and external rules and regulations are adhered to by all involved.
3. Cutting of steel preferably to be done by hydraulic scissors or water jet.
4. The keel should be broken up ashore.
5. All residual oils from the vessel should be taken ashore. Oil-trapping gates should be prepared.
6. The last remnants of fuel/diesel oil and sludge should be removed by pumping fuel/diesel remnants to bilge pools on-shore and use separators to handle the remnants before scrapping the vessel.
7. Only workers who wear protective clothes and masks can remove asbestos from the vessel structure.
8. Measures should be taken to prevent asbestos dust/fibers from entering the air while removing loose asbestos.
9. Electric cable insulation, which is hazardous, should be removed in the same way as removing asbestos. Burning of this insulation is prohibited.
10. Asphalt/bitumen sticking to steel should be scratched off.
11. Insulation sticking to steel should be removed and waste separated by workers wearing protective clothes and masks.

Possible hazardous (waste) products:
1. Batteries are sent to licensed dealers who have special skills in handling them.
2. Diesel oil are pumped and gathered on shore and sent to licensed dealers for handling.
3. Electrical components are cut off and tested for electricity before dismantling.
4. Fiber/glasswool slabs are sprayed with water to reduce dispersion.
5. Fire detectors are handled by workers who wear protective clothes and masks.
6. Freon/ Halon (in bottles and in vessel’s cooling systems) are handled by licensed dealers.
7. Fuel oil (remnants) are pumped and gathered on shore and passed through separators before being disposed of.
8. Granulated cork is handled by licensed dealers.
9. Lubricating oil are pumped and gathered on shore and passed through separators before being disposed of.
10. Paint remnants are collected by licensed dealers.
11. Plastics/PVC are removed to shore from the vessel and then sorted for collection by licensed dealers.
12. Polyurethane foam (sprayed) is handled by licensed dealers.
13. Polyurethane sheets are removed to shore from the vessel and then sorted for collection by licensed dealers.
14. Rubber are removed from vessel to shore for sorting and then collected by licensed dealers.
15. Transformer oil is removed from vessel to shore and then sorted for collection by licensed dealers.
16. Wall panels/bulkheads (could contain some asbestos as heat-resisting material), asbestos are removed first and panels/bulkheads are removed to shore and then sorted for collection by licensed dealers.

Inspections:
1. The yard accepts regular inspection/supervision by the Seller or their nominated representatives during demolition of the vessel.
2. Our yard accepts visits from third parties including press or persons representing environmental groups.
3. Our yard provides the Seller with a complete set of documentation, including pictures, after the demolition is completed. The documentation should also verify deliveries to licensed dealers mentioned above.

　　 On 19 September 2005,We passed ISO-14001 and OHSAS-18001 certification from American Bureau of Shipping(ABS) at first attempt.