Waste management

RESOURCE EFFICIENCY AND WASTE MANAGEMENT
MMK recognises that its operations and production processes generate a large volume of waste of various hazard levels, and is committed to resource efficiency and increasing the proportion of recyclable industrial waste through compliance with best practices and the implementation of advanced technologies. This is formalised in MMK’s Environmental Policy.

KEY INDICATORS

The Group’s waste generation, including by type,* thousands tonnes

Type of waste 2018 2019 2020
Total hazardous waste generation 148,8 129,6 105,7
Total non-hazardous waste generation 34 096,4 27 170,4 19 452,9
Total waste generation 34 245,2 27 300,0 19 558,6

In line with Russian laws, hazardous waste comprises classes 1, 2 and 3 wastes (extremely hazardous, highly hazardous and moderately hazardous), and non-hazardous waste comprises classes 4 and 5 wastes (low-hazardous and virtually non-hazardous)

Waste generation in 2020

In 2020, the proportion of waste reused in new production cycles* was 64.8% of the Group’s total waste generated, down 3% y-o-y, and 64.5% at MMK (53.5% in 2019). MMK’s target is to recycle 90% of all solid waste by 2025.

Reuse of waste in a new production cycle means its actual reuse (including checking, cleaning or repairing materials that have become waste and reintroducing them into a new production cycle with the original intent) and recycling that involves preprocessing of waste and converting it into new materials.

The Group’s gross waste generation, thousands tonnes

2018
34245
2019
27300
2020
19559

MMK’s specific waste generation, including hazardous waste, kg/t of crude steel

2018
3,6 1680
2019
4,8 1272
2020
4,4 1075
TARGETS AND RESULTS

28,4

%

reduction in waste generation in 2020

0,54

%

proportion of hazardous waste in the total volume

64,8

%

of waste reused in production in 2020

8

specialised waste recycling units

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