Section 6 UEM Edgenta Berhad ENHANCING VALUE THROUGH SUSTAINABILITY 140 Responsible Waste Management Throughout 2023, UEM Edgenta demonstrated its commitment to responsible waste management through various programmes and activities. Our Results Successfully recycled hospital waste, such as food waste, into fertiliser, diverting approximately 10% of waste from landfills Increase awareness on responsible waste management within our Healthcare sector Disclosures 2022 2023 Waste generated from operations Waste generated (metric tonnes) 567.45 1,498.97 Hazardous waste generated (tonnes) 512.41 724.54 Waste diverted from disposal (million cubic metres per year) 10.60 604.93 Waste directed to disposal (million cubic metres per year) 556.85 894.042 Disclosure of three years of waste recycled (tonnes) 0.05 0.63 Waste managed for clients Total Waste Managed by Edgenta for clients (tonnes) 16,435.95 67,114.11 Directed to Disposal (tonnes) 15652.64 20,398.30 Hazardous (tonnes) 12,921.31 5,508.83 Non Hazardous (tonnes) 2,730.93 15,010.75 Diverted to Disposal 4,582.45 46,715.22 MINIMISING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT • Organised Sweep the Shore Day 2023 in collaboration with Majlis Perbandaran Sg. Petani Kedah ("MPSPK") and Balai Polis Tanjung Dawai for a beach cleanup programme at Pantai Rhu. • Launched the “Towards Zero Waste 2023” campaign for all sites’ participation to boost awareness for recycling as part of a Sustainable Waste Management Programme ("SWMP") piloted at Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital. Moving forward we will expand our data coverage and enhance our waste management capabilities to increase efforts of waste diversion from landfills. These are the total waste that Edgenta manage for clients, across Healthcare, Infrastructure Services and Property and Facilities Solutions. Data for 2023 include waste data from our middle east office.
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