Sustainability Report 2020
Sustainability for Portobello
99,9%
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2018
2019
waste
repurposing
2020
Recycled materials used into the
ceramic mixture (%)
Portobello
15
- 20
22
- 24
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Zero Waste
At the Tijucas manufacturing facility, 99.9%
of all waste produced is either repurposed
or recycled, thus promoting a circular and
responsible economy. We manage all the
waste we produce at our industrial and
administrative facilities, including medical
waste and waste from our cafeterias.
Most part of this waste is reintroduced ba-
ck into the production process as an ingre-
dient of the ceramic mixture. This is what
we call internal recycling. Materials that
cannot be used in the mixture, such as
metals, cardboard, oil, belts, electronic wa-
ste, among others, are sent to be recycled
externally. Just 0.07% of the waste goes
unrecycled and is sent to landfills. We are
moving closer to zero waste, with the goal
of bringing this percentage down to abso-
lute zero.
All paper used in packaging is recycla-
ble and all pallets are made from refo-
rested wood. A reverse logistics initiative
was implemented in our distribution cen-
ters to recover pallets and metal sup-
ports that can be reused. In 2020, 3,088
pallets and 4,254 supports ended up
being recovered.
At the Marechal Deodoro manufacturing
facility, we started a project in 2020 for
proper disposal of ceramic shards. We
have intensified the reintroduction of this
type of waste into the ceramic mixture. Ho-
wever, it is also sent for external recycling.
More specifically, it is sent to a business
partner that uses our shards as a material
for making cement.
Waste Disposal
Portobello
■96,09%
Internal
Recycling
■3,84%
External
Recycling
■0,07%
Landfills
Portobello
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