Providing the missing piece in Dominican Republic

Status: Complete
Refrigerant destroyed: 3,393 kg.
Refrigerant gas types: HCFC-22, CFC-12, CFC-115, CFC-113, CFC-114, HCFC-142b
Greenhouse gas emissions avoided: 23,656.86 tCO₂e

In 2020, as part of our efforts toward helping the environment, Tradewater International developed a project in Dominican Republic, to find and destroy refrigerant, with the goal of avoiding greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Very willing and capable stakeholders in possession of the material faced the absence of local destruction capacity, as well as the funds to cover the significant costs of export and destruction abroad. Tradewater acted as a trustworthy stakeholder to handle the process in an organized and compliant manner that delivered a destruction certificate with a third-party verification process at the end.

Upon a process with SECIMAR as a local waste manager authorized for the handling and export of these refrigerant gases, and in collaboration with other interested parties, Tradewater International was able to export the material to the United States where it was properly destroyed.