Arla Foods Annual Report 2020
Management Review
Our Strategy
Our Brands and Commercial Segments Our Responsibility Our Governance
Our Performance Review
Our Consolidated Financial Statements
Our Consolidated Environmental, Social and Governance Data
Environmental figures
1.3 WASTE
Solid waste decreased
Waste that cannot be recovered through recycling,
reuse or composting impacts the environment. Arla
continuously seeks to increase production efficiency at
sites, reduce waste throughout the manufacturing and
transport process, as well as working with waste
management suppliers to reduce waste and improve
waste handling.
In 2020, waste decreased to 32,975 tonnes compared
to 33,713 tonnes last year.
In 2005, Arla set a target to generate zero waste for
landfill by 2020. Waste for landfill increased to 1,204
tonnes compared to 988 tonnes last year. Due to
expansions in international markets where waste
handling is less developed, Arla did not achieve the
2020 target.
Solid waste, 2020
Solid waste, 2019
32,975
TONNES
33,713
TONNES
ESG Table 1.3 Solid waste
(Tonnes)
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
Recycled waste
Waste for incineration with energy recovery
21,402 21,651 20,233
8,991 10,011
Waste for landfill
1,204
988
Hazardous waste
Total
1,378
1,063
12,546
933
888
19,699
11,088
18,997
11,264
897
1,015
924
32,975
33,713 34,600
32,608
916
32,192
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Recyclable waste 65%
Waste for incineration 27%
Waste for landfill 4%
Hazardous waste 4%
■Recyclable waste 64%
Waste for incineration 30%
Waste for landfill 3%
Hazardous waste 3%
Accounting policies
Solid waste is defined as materials from production
which are no longer intended for their original use and
which must be recovered (e.g. recycled, reused or
composted) or not recovered (e.g. landfilled). This
includes packaging waste, hazardous waste and other
non-hazardous waste. To follow up on the goal of zero
waste for landfill, Arla collects data monthly from all
sites where we have control.
☑Uncertainties and estimates
Currently, Arla discloses only solid waste in ESG table
1.3. In general, solid waste figures and waste handling
methods were provided by the waste management
supplier structured according to EU and local regulations.
However, solid waste only makes up a small part of
Arla's total waste. Other waste types are product waste
and sludge. Arla planned to report total operational
waste figures from 2020. However, a thorough analysis
revealed a lack of standardisation across Arla sites
concerning how to gather, organise and control product
waste and sludge data. Therefore, disclosure of the full
operational waste figures will be postponed until 2021.View entire presentation