Vittia Annual Report 2022
VITTIA
Waste management
GRI 306-1, 306-2, 306-3, 306-4, 306-5
In our production processes, we use different
types of raw materials, basically composed of
minerals extracted from the environment. These
materials are subjected to mixtures, thus
generating the formulations that make up the
various products in our vast portfolio. In this
process, solid waste with high nutritional
availability is generated, basically composed of
zinc, manganese, copper, and boron. Such
residues have great economic value, which
enables us to produce secondary products, such
as Tech Salt Br, Tech Salt of Zinc and Tech Salt of
Manganese. These products are used in our
operations, thus closing the circle, and composing
the portfolio of granular and bran fertilizers.
Our activities also generate Class I waste
(waste contaminated with oil, used PPE,
rubber, etc.), which is rigorously segregated,
temporarily stored, and disposed of in an
environmentally appropriate manner by waste
treatment companies that are a reference in
the environmental market.
For the defensive line, our products are filled in
containers of 1, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 1,000 liters,
thus generating waste characterized as plastic
packaging. Aiming at the proper control and
treatment of this waste, we have an active and
effective partnership with InpEV (National
Institute for the Processing of Empty
Packaging), an institute that has numerous
points for receiving packaging throughout the
national territory, thus contributing so that
Brazil will be recognized as one of the biggest
references in reverse logistics for empty crop
protection packaging in the world.
Finally, we still have the generation of
recyclable materials (paper, plastic, iron,
aluminum, stainless steel, and others), which
are destined for reprocessing, enabling the
origination of new materials.
We are continuously looking for the best
solutions to make the best possible use of
waste materials from our industrial processes.
In 2022, around 1,332 tons of waste were
generated, an increase of 34.3% compared to
the previous year, with approximately 1,150
tons classified as non-hazardous waste and
around 182 tons of hazardous waste. Of this
volume, 878 tons of waste were destined for
reuse and recycling and 454 tons were destined
for final disposal, most of which was destined
for confinement in landfills.
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