Environment Our waste management officer is our central point of contact for any waste-related issues and coordinates the waste management activities across our business. They are responsible for planning and developing our waste management system and strategy; recording, monitoring and analysing our waste volumes and types; and liaising with our waste disposal partners. Responsibility for implementing waste management plans at operational level falls to the building managers, caretakers and facility managers at each of our sites. Our strategic priorities for our waste management system are as follows: – Pushing ahead with greater automation/digitisation By introducing sensor technologies and smart waste management systems, we can simplify our work processes, improve workplace safety standards, increase the amount of waste collected and generally run our operations more efficiently and sustainably. – Cutting residual waste volumes We are committed to keeping our residual waste volumes low and further reducing them wherever possible. To achieve this goal, we are expanding our facilities for sorting and separating our waste and prioritising careful use of raw materials in production. – Keeping recycling rates high and increasing them where possible Each year, we team up with our waste disposal partners to evaluate the recycling outcomes for our different waste types. By separating our waste into specific types, we help support recycling and closed-loop cycles. We have already introduced closed-loop material cycles in several areas of our business, including our sorting systems for waste steel and plastic, our zinc recycling system and our system of reusable transport containers made from plastic and cardboard. – Reducing transport operations One of the best ways to reduce waste transport is to select the right waste collection container. We therefore evaluate our waste volumes so that we can select appropriately sized skips and adjust them as necessary. Wherever possible, we also use compactors to reduce the volume of waste and therefore the number of journeys required. – Increasing employee awareness Our employees play an important role in implementing our waste management system. When they first join the company, all new employees therefore receive commercial waste management training, which promotes a shared understanding of the topic and its many complexities. All staff are also encouraged to exchange information and learn from one another so that we can work together to optimise our company waste management practices. 55
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