Recovering the waste generated
| Administrative sites and research centres | Industrial sites | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | |
| Transportable waste excluding returnable packaging in rotation with returnable packaging accounted at source (in tonnes) | 4,726 | 5,105 | 94,403 | 96,675☑ |
| Returnable packaging in rotation (tonnes) (1) | 0.16 | 0 | 19,718 | 19,319 |
| Total waste reused or recycled (tonnes) | 2,204 | 2,613 | 66,295 | 69,823 |
| Material recovery index (%) | 48 | 52 | 59 | 61 |
| Total waste sent to energy recovery (tonnes) | 2,044 | 2,096 | 43,606 | 40,634 |
| Total waste recovered (tonnes) | 4,248 | 4,709 | 109,901 | 110,456 |
| Recovery index (%) | 93 | 94 | 97 | 96 |
| Total waste incinerated without energy recovery (tonnes) | 282 | 238 | 3,239 | 4,723 |
| Total waste sent to landfill due to regulatory constraints (tonnes) | 145 | 98 | 27 | 18 |
| Total waste sent to landfill outside of regulatory constraints (tonnes) | 51 | 60 | 0 | 0 |
☑ The Statutory Auditors have expressed reasonable assurance with regard to this indicator.
The Group has adopted a comprehensive approach to the preservation of resources. Into this are incorporated both reduction at source and research into the best solutions for recovering the waste it produces.
Since 2020, collaborations between L’Oréal and waste treatment companies have resulted in the development of recycling solutions for unmarketable finished products that are unsuitable for donation. In 2020, a study began with the L’Oréal Research Laboratories to find material recovery alternatives for the sludge coming from the Group’s wastewater treatment plants. Thanks to this work, in 2022 the Group was able to implement a specific procedure dedicated to resolving the issue.
In 2022, 96% of the waste generated by industrial sites was recovered through reuse, recycling or energy recovery ☑. In 2022,20 factories and 24 distribution centres had a recovery rate of100%.
94% of the waste generated by administrative sites and research centres was recovered in 2022. In 2022,41 administrative sites and 5 research centres had a recovery rate of 100%.
There was a 61% material recovery of the waste generated on industrial sites in 2022.☑
☑ The Statutory Auditors have expressed reasonable assurance about this indicator.
61% of waste from industrial sites was recovered through reuseor recycling to preserve the material☑, 3 points more thanin 2019.
There was a 52% material recovery of the waste generated at administrative sites and research centres in 2022.
52% of waste from administrative sites and research centres was recovered through reuse or recycling to preserve the material, 3 points more than in 2019 (1 point more than in 2016).
“Zero waste to landfill” objective
L’Oréal aims to achieve a target of “zero waste to landfill” by the end of 2030 for all sites (outside of regulatory constraints). The Group works with specialist companies and local authorities to implement appropriate treatment solutions. The Group’s factories and distribution centres rallied together to ensure this objective was achieved for the fifth consecutive year.
☑ The Statutory Auditors have expressed reasonable assurance about this indicator.
(1) Returnable packaging is a packaging element t+hat is reused in a closed loop between a L’Oréal site and a supplier. Thus, its reuse is scheduled in advance in a short cycle and implies predetermined parties once and for all.