Environment
Classification and correct treatment
Calzedonia Group manages its waste in compliance with industry standards. Each production unit has specific containers and is committed to separating out the collection of waste produced as far as possible, dividing it up into type. This allows for a more precise classification of waste, which is then entrusted to the various specialised suppliers able to guarantee its correct processing.
Total waste produced in 2020 came to approximately 16 thousand tonnes, and can be classified almost entirely as non-hazardous waste. The most significant consumption categories include textile waste, packaging materials, sludge and waste water. In manufacturing the Group’s clothing items, approximately 4,400 tonnes of pre-production waste and around 70.5 tonnes of post-consumer waste were generated. This quantity also includes goods not sold in our stores, but rather donated to charity.
We recycle 96% of the paper and cardboard used in our factories. Of which, 48% is recycled at external sites to create new cardboard for packaging and 52% is reused to transport finished products between factories and logistic hubs up to 10 times. Fifty per cent of textile waste is kept out of landfills, mainly due to activities at our production plants in Sri Lanka where materials are recycled to produce carpets and cleaning materials. We recycle around 50% of the plastic that we use, 58% by weight is used to generate secondary raw materials and the remaining 42% is recycled. 98% of organic waste, which comes mainly from canteens, is reused to produce compost and biogas.
In the dye factories, to better handle biological sludge produced from purification and waste created during the treatment of fumes, two plants have been installed, one to dry the sludge, which aims to confer a more dehydrated waste to be disposed of and recycled; the other to purify used oil, with the aim of separating out the part containing the oily residues from the water, thereby only disposing of the oily part.
In transport between factories and logistic poles, cardboard containers of items produced are adjusted and reused up to ten times and in thus doing, in 2020 alone, 332 tonnes of packaging were saved. In addition, to increase the efficiency of and reduce transport to sales outlets, machinery has been installed that is able to reduce the volume of packs by 10%, accordingly also reducing the number of dispatches.
We strive to make our business circular every single day, implementing the best practices for waste reduction, reuse and recycling, making sure that the whole chain does not produce excess waste over and above that inevitably generated by our regular operations and guaranteeing long-lasting products.
Aware of just how far our business reaches, we direct our suppliers and sub-suppliers to use an approach that is as close as possible to that adopted by Calzedonia, with specific attention paid to the following topics:
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