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MYTILINEOS GROUP
SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2011
94
Waste disposal
The Company’s various types of waste are initially collected in special bins placed in the Company’s sites and central facilities. They are then transferred to a
specially configured area designated for this purpose and from there, depending on the type of waste, are either dispatched to or collected by the respective
licensed waste management contractor. The Company's non-hazardous waste includes paper, plastic, filters-rags and elastic pipes, iron scrap, aluminium,
electronic equipment, old tyres, wood packaging materials and household waste. Hazardous waste include burnt oil and batteries.
Waste is recycled by licensed companies according to type as follows:
- Batteries (Recycling of Portable Batteries S.A. [AFIS S.A.], System for Alternative Management of Batteries S.A. [SYDESIS.A.])
- Burnt oil (ELTEPE)
- Tyres (ECOELASTICA)
- Iron scrap (L. KRALLIS)
- Plastic (L. KRALLIS)
- Materials impregnated with other substances (ENVIROCHEM)
- Filters, rags and elastic pipes (ALUMINIUM S.A. Landfill)
- Household waste (disposal in the Uncontrolled Landfill of the Municipality of Delphi)
- Lighting fittings and lamps (FOTOKIKLOSI S.A.)
- Papers, carton (L. KRALLIS)
Environmental expenditures
The Company’s total environmental expenditure in 2011 stood at €280,400. This amount was allocated primarily to landscape rehabilitation activities
which included the following: landscaping of areas affected by mining activities, planting of 36,000 saplings, watering, fencing and maintenance of previous
rehabilitation works.
Waste quantities by disposal method
2011
Recycling (ΤΟΝ)
32.4
Recovery (ΤΟΝ)
17.9
Incineration (or use as fuel) (ΤΟΝ)
5.0
Disposal in Landfills (ΤΟΝ)
6.8
Storage on-site (old tyres with a diameter >1400 mm) (ΤΟΝ)
180.0
Disposal in the Uncontrolled Landfill of the Municipality of
Delphi (household waste) (ΤΟΝ)
8.0
Waste quantities from the Company’s activities
2011
Hazardous waste (TON)
25.1
Non-hazardous waste (TON)
45.0
Environmental expenditures
2009
2010
2011
Waste disposal & rehabilitation costs
Waste disposal – management (€)
20,000
1,000
26,800
Landscape rehabilitation (€)
255,000
273,000
200,000
Total (€)
275,000
274,000
226,800
Prevention & environmental management costs
Third-party services for environmental management (€)
15,000
15,000
8,000
Independent certification of Environmental Management Systems (€)
3,000
Personnel for general Environmental Management activities (€)
4,000
Other environmental management costs (€)
11.800
Total (€)
15,000
15,000
26,800
