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Circular City Ports - Workbook 1, Circular initiatives in the Delta

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10 Galloo Ghent North Sea Port<br />

What is <strong>the</strong> relation with <strong>the</strong> port and water?<br />

Every year an average of 40 ships are dismantled<br />

at <strong>the</strong> shipyard <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> port of Ghent, account<strong>in</strong>g for<br />

around 30,000 tons of scrap. In this sense <strong>the</strong> Galloo<br />

company is recupar<strong>in</strong>g one typology of waste of <strong>the</strong><br />

port itself, and transform<strong>in</strong>g it to secondary raw material,<br />

possibly used for o<strong>the</strong>r purpose.<br />

What is <strong>the</strong> relation with <strong>the</strong> city?<br />

Galloo company is also recuperat<strong>in</strong>g small trucks<br />

and metal materials from private households and<br />

commercial companies located <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> city.<br />

What are <strong>the</strong> ambitions?<br />

The company is aim<strong>in</strong>g for <strong>the</strong> future to reduce, as<br />

much as possible, <strong>the</strong> fraction of <strong>the</strong> waste to be<br />

dumped. Plus maximiz<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> valorisation of <strong>the</strong> <strong>in</strong>com<strong>in</strong>g<br />

products and m<strong>in</strong>imize potential nuisance<br />

to neighbour<strong>in</strong>g properties.<br />

Reduce <strong>the</strong> consumption of energy, raw materials<br />

and consumables.<br />

Who is beh<strong>in</strong>d it?<br />

<strong>in</strong>formation not found<br />

Sources<br />

http://www.galloo.com<br />

What is <strong>the</strong><br />

timeframe?<br />

Galloo was<br />

founded<br />

Galloo-France<br />

was born.<br />

The new LTBR starts production and<br />

is able to process both heavy and<br />

light shredder residues. LCDs are now<br />

also be<strong>in</strong>g recycled.<br />

Bureau Vertitas<br />

Certification<br />

1939 1889 2010 2018<br />

Ship dismantl<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Material collection

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