AINABILITY STATEMENTS esource use and circularity Social Governance Page 49 organisation contributed to waste For example: e entered into a new agreement with an that all electronic waste is recycled in o works to create job opportunities for sion. acts in place for recycling of electronics. n with recycling specialist Re-Teck ectronics waste. s or service and repair (2023: 2,472). After customers for continued use. ounts for about 45% of the waste at s how the cardboard can be shredded ional plastic air pads. The goal is to ternally. At the same time, plastic-based tape for packaging. Capacity building to work on circular product offerings. DEIF’s products are designed for a long lifetime, considering the environmental conditions at the place of installation, and repairability. There are various other circular design strategies, which have not yet been systematically assessed, and eco-design has only been partially considered in the product design phase. R&D has used 2024 to start building capacity and understanding of the topic, and 2025 started with the establishment of a new department, which will focus on integration of sustainability considerations into product development to create circularity-focused product strategies in the future. The total amount of waste in 2024 was 64,099 kg, a 12.1% increase compared to 2023 (57,204 kg). This was also expected due to a higher operational activity. In 2024, the level of recycling reached 87.5% (2023: 88.4%), slightly below our target of a recycling rate of at least 88%. The decrease compared to last year was primarily due to the insourcing of the production of PCBAs. This insourcing also resulted in a new waste fraction, solder waste and wastewater from the soldering process, which amounted to approx. 15 litres. 2024 (kg) ycling neration 7,919 56,110 Note: The figure does not include landfill data. The landfill amounts are 70 kg for 2024 and 120 kg for 2023
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