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Waste management is another key element in our contribution to environmental protection because it creates a positive impact on our value chain. We have methods for separation and responsible disposal of 100% of the waste generated in our operations.
We try to generate a virtuous circle with external companies in order to properly recycle and optimize resources. We also share guidelines with our tenants on correct separation of the waste they generate.
In 2021 we generated a total of 110,067,413 m3 of trash, compared to 110,800,348 m3 in 2020, equivalent to 123.43 m3 of trash per square meter.
| 2021 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|
| Container capacity vol. m3 | 25,367 | 25,378 |
| Number of trips/mo. | 4,339 | 4,366 |
| Total volume m3 | 110,067,413 | 110,800,348 |
The waste we separate on-site, as mentioned above, is placed at the disposal of a variety of suppliers who use them as inputs in their processes, contributing to a circular economy model by involving strategic partners in the process. In 2021, we recycled 1,190,640 kilos of waste from our operations (see table below).
We transfer our recyclable material to a variety of suppliers who use them as inputs in their processes, contributing to a circular economy model.
| 2021 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hangers (kg) | 10,786 | 13,994 |
| Polymix (kg) | 11,266 | 2,882 |
| Cardboard (kg) | 1,150,839 | 1,054,704 |
| Aluminum (kg) | 978 | 1,676 |
| PET (kg) | 8,494 | 14,941 |
| Newspaper (kg) | 3,709 | 1,962 |
| Scrap (kg) | 1,604 | 2,554 |
| Office paper (kg) | 2,964 | 2,721 |
| Total value recycled | $1,568,795 | $1,297,196 |
| Total weight recycled (kg) | 1,190,640 | 1,095,434 |
One of the materials we use most in our administrative processes is office paper, and we consider it very important to reduce the amount of this we generate.
Even for paper not generated directly in our operations, our ESG strategy includes technological changes in administrative management, like acquisition of AIM software to more efficiently manage processes that previously required our tenants to generate a large amount of physical paperwork.
These initiatives improved our environmental results, because according to the hierarchy of waste management developed by the Zero Waste International Alliance (ZWIA), the order of priority is prevention, reduction, reuse, recycling, composting, sanitary landfill and incineration.
| 2021 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|
| Contaminated thinner (l) | 12 | 2 |
| Total (l) | 12 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|
| Used pumps (pc.) | 133 | - |
| Total (pc.) | 133 | - |
| 2021 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|
| LED strips (kg) | 91 | 164 |
| Electronic light fixtures | 362 | 575 |
| Used light bulbs | 239 | 141 |
| T5 and T8 lamps | 235 | 1,624 |
| Cleaning rags | 292 | 161 |
| Fluorescent lamps | 1,008 | 657 |
| Empty containers and buckets | 143 | 228 |
| Paint buckets | 520 | 875 |
| Used batteries | 72 | 188 |
| Total (kg) | 2,962 | 4,613 |
Our generation of hazardous waste depends directly on the amount of preventive maintenance we carry out during the year and the number of waste collections we request from the specialized supplier.
Due to lower building activity in general last year, which meant lower costs, we purchased less material and required fewer trash pickups. The waste was stored until we had accumulated the amount necessary for collection, no more than six months according to the standard.
