TASK FORCE TEAM
Dr. Ahmed Al-Hazmi
SABIC
Chairman
Abdulrasheed S. Jaffar
SABIC
Member
APC
Member
TASNEE
Member
CHEMANOL
Member
Bashar Al-Aradi
GPIC
Member
Sudhir Sivarajan
BOROUGE
Member
Ms. Manal Al-Badawi
BOROUGE
Member
Ms. Asrar Mohammad
EQUATE
Member
ORPIC
Member
QSC
Member
Saji Mathew
Mohammed Al- Jomaih
Adnan Al-Shammari
Mr. Hamed Al Rumhy
Mr. Muraleetharan Govindan
Vision/Destination
 To review and recommend effective option(s) for industrial waste minimization and
sustainable management thereof across the GCC region. The recommendations and
options shall be aimed to improve current practices for all industrial waste streams,
considering alternative best practices and latest technologies.
2013-2014 Objectives

Finalize the Task Team members

Define the waste streams, review & quantify the waste generation for the current and
future operations

Define the waste collection and management practices

Share Best Practices [4Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Recover)] on waste
management

Assess practices used in other developed international industrial regions

Analyze and recommend suitable and cost effective options of waste handling and
disposal

Assess and report any Policy (Responsible Care Guidelines)/ Legislative implications of
the proposed way forward
Task Force - Key Performance Indicators

Waste Inventory from the member companies

List of best practices

White paper (GPCA position on waste management)
Key Dependencies & Interfaces

GPCA RC Committee

Regulatory Agencies

Approved Waste Disposal Contractors in the Region

International Trade Associations

Member Companies
In Scope

Task Force Charter

Industrial wastes

Interfacing with members, Service Providers, International Trade Associations and
Legal/Compliance bodies

Report recommending cost-effective options based on benchmark information
Out of Scope
 Compliance status with legal requirements of individual member Companies
 Performance Benchmarking
 Non-GPCA member Companies
Key Deliverables / Milestones
Deliverables
Date
Assigned
Person(s)
Collect data from member companies by means of
questionnaires (Current and future needs)
Dec’ 13
Sudhir
Review current practices (Focus on Member Companies &
Regulatory requirements)
Mar’ 14
Dr. Hazmi &
Jaffar
Review practices adopted in developed international
industrial regions
Mar ‘14
Dr. Hazmi,
Manal & Saji
List all best practices available in the region and share with
member companies
Mar’ 14
Jaffar & Asrar
Prepare a “White Paper”, encompassing opportunities of
waste minimization, practical and cost-effective road map
for implementation and legislative / policy implications
Jun’ 14
Jaffar, Saji &
Bashar
Prepare a subsequent charter including names (Company
members) for the full implementation of the selected
option(s)
Aug’ 14
Adnan &
Mohammed
SUMMARY
 Industrial Waste Subcommittee Team formed.
 Industrial Waste Subcommittee Charter developed and finalized.
 Qatar and Oman Taskforce members were not able to attend.
 Detailed action plan prepared to achieve the goals of the Task Force, along with assigned
members.
 Listing of best practices available in the region & sharing with member companies by March 2014.
 Preparation of a “White Paper” highlighting GPCA position on waste management by June 2014.
 Preparation of subsequent charter(s) for the full implementation of the selected option(s) by
August 2014.
 Performance benchmarking and legal compliance status of individual member companies are
excluded from the scope.
 Non-GPCA member companies are excluded from the scope (due to the difficulties in data
collection from oil industries)
 Will participate in the upcoming “Responsible Care - Teaming Up with Contractors & Service
Providers Workshop”