Waste Management
Assessment of Waste-related Impacts
To ensure effective waste management, Nam Liong Global has established a Procedure for Waste Management to manage the storage, reporting, disposal, and treatment of waste. This procedure is periodically adjusted in accordance with amendments to waste cleanup regulations and implementation conditions. The waste cleanup planning and management are conducted based on the waste cleanup plan approved by the competent authority.
Nam Liong Global generates waste comprising domestic waste (including waste generated by employee and production process), primarily business waste such as waste wood (pallets) and mixtures thereof, waste fibers and cotton (fabric) mixtures, non-hazardous dust and mixtures thereof, waste plastic mixtures, waste rubber mixtures, organic sludge, etc. Previously, except for organic sludge being processed through thermal treatment, these wastes externally transported to incinerators or landfills for disposal, significantly increasing environmental burdens and polluting the earth. Recognizing that the business waste produced by Nam Liong Global still holds other reusable values, following regulations outlined in the Management Measures for Reusing Business Waste announced by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, a large amount of waste plastic and rubbers are outsourced to relevant processing plants for reuse through power generation or as raw materials, aiming to achieve the goal of a circular economy.
Waste Disposal：
In 2023, Nam Liong Global generated a total of 815.750 metric tons of waste, with hazardous business waste accounting for 0.508 metric tons, which represents 0.06% of total waste generated. Non-hazardous business waste accounting for 815.242 metric tons, accounting for 99.94% of total waste generated. In 2023, the total amount of business waste decreased by 103.914 metric tons, or 11.30%, compared to 2022. Apart from striving to reduce waste generation at its source, Nam Liong Global endeavors to enhance the value of existing waste resources by utilizing recycling methods, reusing materials, and other recycling methods in compliance with local regulations and feasible technologies.
In terms of reuse (both internal and external), in 2023, hazardous business waste accounted for 0.06% and non-hazardous business waste accounted for 55.88%, together representing 55.94% of the total annual waste. This is an increase of 19.09% compared to the 36.85% of waste reused in 2022.
《Methods of Disposal, Transfer, and Reuse of Industrial Waste》
Nam Liong Global utilizes a reuse approach to handle waste materials, primarily focusing on waste rubber and organic solvents. The recycling method involves reusing hazardous business waste, namely organic solvents, within the facilities, such as for wiping machineries. This includes:
1 | Transporting waste rubber to a processing facility for use as auxiliary fuel in cogeneration boilers or adding it into rubber production as materials after processing into pellets at other treatment facilities. |
2 | Sending produced waste plastics to a physical treatment facility for crushing and pelleting before being delivered to the final treatment facility for use as auxiliary fuel in cogeneration boilers. |
3 | Transporting generated waste to treatment facilities for use as solid recovered fuel (SRF) raw materials. |
《Methods of Direct Disposal of Industrial Waste》
The remaining waste apart from those indicated in the chart above is directly disposed of through physical treatment, incineration, and thermal treatment. All waste transfers are managed by authorized contractors who are responsible for the collection and incineration of waste, ensuring its proper disposal and treatment. In 2023, the total volume of waste directly disposed of by Nan Liong Global amounted to 359.390 metric tons, accounting for 44.06% of the annual total waste volume.
| Waste Category (Unit: Metric tons) | Head Office | Tainan Branch and Plant | Niao Song Factory | Ren Ai Factory | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |||
| Prepared for reuse and recycling | Hazardous business waste | In-house recycling | 0 | 0 | 0.508 | 6.040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.508 | 0.06% | 6.040 | 0.66% |
| General business waste | In-house recycling | 0 | 0 | 0.300 | 0.460 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.300 | 0.04% | 0.460 | 0.05% | |
| External recycling | 0 | 0 | 433.462 | 332.370 | 22.090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 455.552 | 55.84% | 332.370 | 36.14% | ||
| Not prepared for reuse and recycling | General business waste | Incineration | 2.086 | 2.932 | 118.040 | 343.560 | 60.080 | 98.610 | 14.734 | 31.162 | 194.940 | 23.90% | 476.264 | 51.79% |
| Thermal treatment | 0 | 0 | 120.560 | 89.020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120.560 | 14.78% | 89.020 | 9.68% | ||
| Physical treatment | 0 | 0 | 43.890 | 15.510 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43.890 | 5.38% | 15.510 | 1.68% | ||
| Total Amount of Waste | 2.086 | 2.932 | 716.760 | 786.960 | 82.170 | 98.610 | 14.734 | 31.162 | 815.750 | 100.00% | 919.664 | 100.00% | ||