Waste management

Waste management

Waste management is a vital and key performance indicator for any manufacturing operations.  Our waste management strategy consists of increasing the percentage of our total Group waste that is either Reused, Recycled, or Recovered (RRR).  As expressed in our 2020 Sustainability Report, our Group decided to have a clear roadmap towards reducing our waste footprint and to accomplish this reduction strategy we set a specific goal to achieve 30% RRR by 2023. RRR in 2021 was 13%.

Concerning compliance with environmental laws and regulations, there were no significant fines or non-monetary sanctions for non-compliance with environmental laws to report for year 2021.

A specific project

Our commitment with waste reduction includes specific investments at our plants globally.  At our Chattanooga (Tennessee, USA) plant, our local team was involved in a waste reduction project with proven capacity to reduce waste by over 36 thousand pounds annually.  In the words of Mr. William Thompson, our local Global Sustainability Ambassador, “This has been an important step toward waste reduction and sustainability for Lamberti Chattanooga.  The money saved in waste disposal will pay for the upgrade in just 4 years.  Our plant in Chattanooga is committed to continuously move forward with Lamberti’s goal of increased sustainability.”