Waste and Pollution Management
Eliminating Food Loss and Waste in Landfills
The Company follows a waste management hierarchy based on the principles of prevention, reduction, reuse, recycling, recovery, and disposal through non-landfill methods.
Waste sent to landfill intensity (kg/tFG)
To prevent food loss and improve waste management, the Company has put advanced manufacturing techniques and technologies in place. This is part of the Company’s Dry Concept Strategy1, which focuses on maximizing the utilization of co-products, particularly tuna parts.
In addition to these efforts, the Company has introduced several initiatives aimed at reducing waste:
- Wastewater sludge is diverted from landfills and converted into soil fertilizers.
- Boiler ash is used to make concrete and bricks.
- Waste is converted into energy.
These measures have led to a 23% reduction in waste products sent to landfills in comparison to 2023.
In 2024, one of the Company’s two factories2 achieved "zero-waste sent-to-landfill" status3, moving the Company closer to its ultimate goal of “zero waste”.
1 Dry concept is the approach to help the environment by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, minimizing load on wastewater treatment, reducing food loss from processing and avoiding increasing landfilling methods. This initiative aims to improve its sources by focusing on sanitation, effective machines, and streamlined processes to minimize food loss, water usage, and wastewater generation.
2 i-Tail Songkhla
3 Defined according to eurofins (https://www.eurofins.com/assurance/zero-waste-to-landfill-certification/) and Carbon Trust (https://www.eurofins.com/assurance/zero-waste-to-landfill-certification/)