Water
Water use is not a significant aspect as assessed in our ISO 14001 Management System. We do not extract water directly from watercourses at any of our sites and have implemented several actions to minimise water use where applicable.
Almac does not carry out any wastewater treatment at any of our sites. Wastewater is either discharged to the sewer system or to a contained waste tank.
Operational areas where wastewater is discharged directly to the municipal sewer system in the UK and Ireland, are subject to Trade Effluent Agreements (TEAs) with the relevant water authority. Discharges are tested regularly, and we are in full compliance with the requirements in all TEAs.
Pharmaceuticals in the Environment
We have a well-established process to ensure that any discharges to the sewer system from our sites do not cause any harm to the receiving watercourses (after treatment in the municipal wastewater treatment plant).
This process compares the calculated Predicted Environmental Concentration (PEC) in the receiving watercourse with the Predicted No Effect Concentration (PNEC) of the relevant pharmaceutical material.
When materials with a very low PNEC are processed any resulting waste water is confined to contained waste tanks. The contents of such tanks are removed from site and treated at an off-site facility.
