GENERATION AND CHARACTERIZATION
CMPC’s production process generates various waste and byproducts that vary among businesses and subsidiaries. Each waste has a different treatment, depending on the type of material and whether it is hazardous or non-hazardous.
CMPC’s production process generates various waste and byproducts that vary among businesses and subsidiaries. Each waste has a different treatment, depending on the type of material and whether it is hazardous or non-hazardous.
Our corporate goal for sustainable development in terms of waste is to be a Zero Waste to Landfill company by the year 2025, through the reduction of waste generation, its valorization as byproducts, and the strengthening of circular business models.
GOAL 12.4: By 2020
Achieve the environmentally sound management of chemicals and all wastes throughout their life cycle, following agreed international frameworks, and significantly reduce their release into the air, water, and soil to minimize their adverse effects on human health and the environment.
Goal 12.5: By 2030, significantly reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling, and reuse activities.
| 2018 Baseline | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | *2025 Goal | |
| Performance (t) | 714.299 | 622.245 | 509.843 | 427.798 | 347.626 | 71.430 (-90%) |
| Annual variation (t) | – | –92.054 | -204.456 | -286.501 | -366.673 | -642.869 |
| % of progress towards goal | – | 12,9% | 28,6% | 44,6% | 57,0% | 100% |
How does Empresas CMPC define being a zero waste to landfill company?
According to international guidelines and consensus (Zero Waste International Alliance, EPA, WRI, Europe Zero Waste, among others), the concept of “zero waste to landfill” refers to a deviation towards recovery treatments of at least 90% of the waste sent to landfills, controlled disposal areas or dumps with respect to a baseline. Therefore, it is expected to reduce by at least 90% the amount of solid waste sent to any of these disposal facilities with respect to the established base year.
According to international guidelines and consensus (Zero Waste International Alliance, EPA, WRI, Europe Zero Waste, among others), the concept of “zero waste to landfill” refers to a deviation towards recovery treatments of at least 90% of the waste sent to landfills, controlled disposal areas or dumps with respect to a baseline. Therefore, it is expected to reduce by at least 90% the amount of solid waste sent to any of these disposal facilities with respect to the established base year.
WASTE BY TYPE (T)
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | ||||||
| Total | 2.306.151 | – | 2.400.243 | – | 2.411.447 | – | 2.234.474 | – | 2.830.810 | - |
| Non-hazardous | 2.302.513 | 99,84% | 2.396.819 | 99,86% | 2.407.682 | 99,84% | 2.227.836 | 99,82% | 2.826.008 | 99,83% |
| Hazardous | 3.638 | 0,16% | 3.424 | 0,14% | 3.765 | 0,16% | 6.638 | 0,18% | 4.802 | 0,17% |
