2007 Reference document (PDF) - Valeo

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Environmental management and performance
In line with the objectives of the Valeo generic plant concept,
each site is encouraged to implement techniques for achieving
further reductions in water consumption over the years to
come: leak detection, improvements in individual behavior,
replacement of open-loop cooling systems, etc. Rainwater
and wastewater recovery is a major avenue for case-by-case
investigation.
2.4. Waste production and reuse
Any good waste management policy will have four focuses:
at-source waste reduction (the best way to manage waste is
by not producing any), sorting, recycling and disposal (under
environmentally sound conditions). Valeo addresses all four issues,
both in managing sites and in designing products, which will
inevitably become waste at the end of their useful lives. The Group
also contributes to meeting the objectives set by E uropean directive
2000/53/EC on end-of-life vehicles (ELV), which specifies a 95%
ELV utilization rate by January 1, 2015, with 85% through reuse
and recycling.
Low-waste product design
Valeo’s forthcoming directive on eco-design standards seeks to
minimize the environmental impact of products throughout their
lifecycles. It sets out requirements on three aspects of end-of-life
impact: heavy metal content, recyclability and reusability.
Waste management is planned for from the initial product design
stage, by minimizing the parts count, using fewer different metals,
ensuring products can be dismantled easily, and giving priority to
reusable products.
Reduction in site waste production
The Group’s main waste products are, in descending order of volume,
metal, wood and plastics. Almost all metal waste (98%) is sold for
recycling. Some 75% of wood is recycled and the remainder is used
for heating. Two-thirds of plastic are sold for recycling.
2007 Reference document - VALEO
Waste Production & reuse
Response rate
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
95.0% 96.5% 98.5% 99.9% 97.4% 99.7%
85.0% 97.9% 95.4% 99.4% 96.8% 94.7%
Hazardous waste Production
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Response rate
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
98.0% 98.7% 98.7% 100% 97.4% 100%
There are two main explanations for the increase in overall
waste production per million euros of sales: the increase in
response rate for this indicator, and the closure of foundry at
the Amiens site, which recycled 14,000 tonnes of ferrous metal
waste per year.
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