Waste
- Total amount of waste: 59,300 (59,400) tons
- Total waste/sales: 2.2 (2.2)tons/SEK M
- Degree of recycling: 46 (56) percent
Continuous work is under way in the local operations to find waste disposal alternatives with a higher degree of recycling and lower cost. Recycling is carried out by external and internal partners.
In 2010, the Group’s total waste management cost amounted to SEK 48 M (54). The division of waste management was 3 percent to internal recycling, 43 percent to external recycling, 14 percent to energy recovery, 35 percent to dumps and 5 percent to other waste management services. Of the total waste, rubber waste accounted for slightly more than 33 (33) percent. The volume of environmental or hazardous waste requiring special treatment amounted to 5,100 (5,100) tons.
The volume of waste declined, both in absolute and relative terms.
