OUR CORPORATE COMMITMENTS
Waste Management
We are continuously improving our efforts to identify reusables and recyclables and minimize landfill waste. While our total waste increases as our business expands, our employees’ ongoing efforts to reduce waste (and to separate waste from recyclables) have been successful. In 2019, the waste per person dropped by 20%, and the non-recyclable solid waste per person dropped by 7% compared to 2018.
20%
Waste
2017 2018 2019
In 2019, the non-recycled waste per person dropped by 20%
353554 511107 933002
Total waste (kg)
93160 98639 75796
Cardboard/other material waste* (kg)
83%
70%
83%
% of waste that is recycled
1%
1%
4%
% of waste that is hazardous**
Recycling and Recovery by Material (kg) in 2019 – Ballard Canada
54% Waste Water Waste
17% 7% 6% 5% 4%
Cardboard (OCC) / Paper Wood (Bin/Pallets)
Glass, Metal, Plastics - from Of ce Metal - from Industrial Processes Hazardous Waste / Dangerous Goods Organics Other Material
4% 2% 1%
* We do not segregate our waste by process (i.e. packaging waste), we segregate it by recyclability class: i.e. wood, cardboard, hard plastic, soft plastic etc. **For hazardous material removal, water treatment, and recycling, treatment and disposal, we engage Sumas Environmental, a licensed waste removal and treatment company.
Ballard Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report 2019
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