Waste
The Group’s aim is to continuously reduce the proportion of waste deposited in landfills, in favor of increased recovery of materials and energy. Different countries have widely differing regulations and policies in this area, which accounts for the substantial regional differences that exist within the Group. The most progress has been made in Europe.
Activities aimed at reducing waste amounts are under way at most of the Group’s facilities, and three quarters of the plants cite reduction of waste and increased energy and materials recovery as one of their highest-priority environmental objectives.
Total waste amounts from production amounted to 64,350 tons (62,350) in 2006. The reduction relative to sales amounted to 7 percent. The amount of hazardous waste totaled 3,890 tons.
Of the total waste produced, 54 percent was sent for material or energy recycling, an improvement of 6 percent compared with the preceding year. The amount of rubber waste from production was 25,800 (22,000). Of this total, 5 percent was recycled in the Group’s own production and 49 percent was processed by other companies for materials or energy recovery.
The Group’s total waste-management costs amounted to SEK 46.8 M (44.4) in 2006.