Environment Report 2015

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ENVIRONMENT REPORT 2015

3.6 Waste In any discussion on waste, it is important to understand the meaning of waste given the various definitions and interpretations that exist. According to the EU Waste Framework Directive (2008/98/EC) waste “means any substance or object which the holder discards or intends or is required to discard.” As with the creation of any product, oil and gas production is associated with waste generation and disposal. As illustrated in Figure 16, waste originates at various points in the oil and gas life cycle and can be in different states, including solid, liquid, hazardous and non-hazardous (inert) materials.

Figure 16: Waste Generated Offshore by Waste Source Waste infographic

Decommissioning Deco missioning

General Waste

Food Waste

Special Waste

Clinical Waste

Scrap Metal

Explosives

Asbestos

To shore

* General waste can include empty containers, segregated recyclables and liquid wastes. Special waste includes similar materials to general waste, however, these materials are generally classified as hazardous.

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