Waste recovery and recycling rate higher than 70%
The company has recycled or recovered more than 60% of its declared waste.
About the data
According to Directive 2008/98/EC on waste, recovery is defined as:
Operation whose main result is that the waste serves a useful purpose by replacing other materials that would otherwise have been used to fulfil a particular function.
Preparation of the waste to fulfil a particular function, either in the facility or in the economy at large.
Recycling involves a process aimed at converting waste into new products or raw materials for further use. The difference is therefore very subtle, the former being considered as the preparation of the waste and the latter as the direct re-use of the waste as a new product or raw material.
In practice, all waste that supermarkets do not recover would go to landfill
Operation whose main result is that the waste serves a useful purpose by replacing other materials that would otherwise have been used to fulfil a particular function.
Preparation of the waste to fulfil a particular function, either in the facility or in the economy at large.
Recycling involves a process aimed at converting waste into new products or raw materials for further use. The difference is therefore very subtle, the former being considered as the preparation of the waste and the latter as the direct re-use of the waste as a new product or raw material.
In practice, all waste that supermarkets do not recover would go to landfill
Methodology
We will assign a ""YES"" to this question if :
- The company declares to have recovered at least 70% of its total annual waste generated in relation to the previous year, or publishes the necessary data to calculate it (Total waste generated and Total waste recovered for the last 2 years).
We will assign a "NO" if :
- The company does not publish sufficient data on its waste generated to be able to calculate this reduction.
Or:
- The company declares to have recovered less than 70% of its total annual waste generated compared to the previous year, or publishes the necessary data to prove that it has reduced it by less than 70% or even increased it.
This information can be found in any of the following reports published on the companies' websites:
- Annual Report
- Corporate Social Responsibility Report
- Sustainability Report
- Environmental Report
- Carbon Footprint Report
- Statement of Non-Financial Information (NFI)
- The company declares to have recovered at least 70% of its total annual waste generated in relation to the previous year, or publishes the necessary data to calculate it (Total waste generated and Total waste recovered for the last 2 years).
We will assign a "NO" if :
- The company does not publish sufficient data on its waste generated to be able to calculate this reduction.
Or:
- The company declares to have recovered less than 70% of its total annual waste generated compared to the previous year, or publishes the necessary data to prove that it has reduced it by less than 70% or even increased it.
This information can be found in any of the following reports published on the companies' websites:
- Annual Report
- Corporate Social Responsibility Report
- Sustainability Report
- Environmental Report
- Carbon Footprint Report
- Statement of Non-Financial Information (NFI)
Topics
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Category
Options
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Research Policy
Community Assessed
Report Type
Annual Report
, Sustainability Report
, Code of Conduct
, Integrated Report
, Company Website