Waste and Recycling

We are not only reducing physical waste as a by-product of manufacturing, we are also recycling and improving the handling of waste throughout our operations.

The strong commitment of our employees combined with our aim to find innovative and practical solutions are both vital in terms of continually increasing the rate of recycling at our facilities. Local initiatives are spread quickly through the Group-wide network of voluntary environmental ambassadors.

Working together with local recycling companies enables efficient and profitable waste management, which also leads to a larger proportion of materials being recycled or reused. We also collaborate with our suppliers to reduce the amount of waste from packaging materials, for example.

Long-term targets
  • To maintain a recycling rate of at least 98% (excluding hazardous waste). 
  • To have 0% of solid waste being sent to landfills by 2030.

 

What happened in 2022
  • In 2022 the recycling rate was 99 percent (99).

  • During 2022, we further improved our reporting of waste and recycling:
    - For hazardous material, we provide information on whether the hazardous material is recycled or if it goes to incineration to better present how we manage the recycling of hazardous material. This also gives us the possibility to clarify the share of hazardous material that is not recycled.
    - For recycling of non-hazardous material, we now include ground plastic from our roof box production.
    - After reporting for the first time on recycled textiles and plastic in 2021, in 2022 we also reported on recycled material in packaging.

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