SITA CZ a.s.

During the opening ceremony and start of operation of the newly reconstructed incinerator in the premises of the University College Hospital in Olomouc on the 4th May 2006, the representatives of SITA CZ a.s. and management of the University College Hospital in Olomouc informed that the installation and control emission measurements performed for the new emission cleaning system met the demands and fulfiled, with a sufficient reserve, all emission limits set forth in the legislative.

Top executives of the parties involved in the project took part in the opening ceremony: Dipl. Ing. Zdeněk Horsák, Managing Director of SITA CZ a. s. and Doc. MUDr. Jaroslav Vomáčka, Ph. D., Director of the University College Hospital in Olomouc. Regarding the mutual relations and installation of the new flue gas cleaning and continuous emission measuring systems, Mr Zdeněk Horsák said: "SITA CZ is a waste management professional and leader on the market for the safe and environment-friendly incineration of hazardous wastes from hospitals and industrial businesses. The University College Hospital in Olomouc is a superior health facility that saves lives and alleviates suffering of people. Thanks to the joint incinerator reconstruction project and contract for the long-termed operation of the incinerator between the hospital and SITA CZ, the hospital does not need to pay attention to issues connected with the incinerator but still has its operation fully under control. SITA CZ staff shall provide its skills and competence relating to the waste business and the physicians and health staff shall concentrate on their mission - to heal people and improve the quality of their lives. From this point of view, this model should be followed by other health facilities in the Czech Republic." Mr Vomáčka, Director of the University College Hospital, pointed out that the reconstruction of the incinerator was beneficial not only for the health facility. "The hospital improves also considerably the environment by this project", Mr Vomáčka explained.

The incinerator "GC14 Hoval – Schiestl" is located in the premises of the University College Hospital in Olomouc. It was put into operation at the end of 1994. The incinerator consists of a pyrolysis kiln and post-combustion thermo-reaction chamber. It incinerates wastes in discontinuous cycles. The installation incinerates cca. 270 kg of wastes per hour, this means 2.7 tons per day. The wastes are typically infection wastes from health facilities, including expired drugs and veterinary wastes.

The owner of the incinerator is the University College Hospital in Olomouc. The incinerator is operated by SITA CZ a.s. that won the public tender organised by the owner at the beginning of 2005 and reconstructed the installation in order to be compliant with all legislative requirements and EU decrees.

The investment included the replacement of the non-compliant flue gas cleaning system. The installation consists of a textile filter and flue gas scrubber that receives special sorbent suspension (Vapecarb). The technology was supplied by FORNAX a.s. On the basis of legislative requirements, a new system was installed to measure the emission continuously. The manufacturer of the system is HORIBA, Japan. The total investment was CZK 8 million.

The new technology was installed from September from December 2005. On the 2nd January 2006 the incinerator was put into operation in line with the permit issued by the competent state authorities. At the end of March 2006, an authorised body measured the emissions in accordance with the Ministry of Environment's Regulation No. 356/2002 Coll. The measurement proved that the flue gas cleaning system in the incinerator fulfiled with a controlled reserve the specific emission limits set forth for the waste incinerator pursuant to the Attachment No. 5 to the Government Decree No. 354/2002 Coll. That measurement also proved that the incinerator fulfiled the limits for dioxins and furanes. The new flue gas cleaning system is more environment-friendly than the original wet scrubber system since it does not produce any wastewater and pollutes the air less. .

Olomouc , on 4th May 2006

Ing. Renáta Ježková
Marketing Manager