54 RESOURCE MANAGEMENT performed, as waste has been primarily recycled using energy recovery methods in Switzerland so far. The quantity of waste at this site has remained fairly con- stant in recent years. The process of reusing recyclates from our production in our products was successfully certified according to ISCC Plus in 2021. We process the regranulate that we do not use our- selves into high-quality compounds that can be used, for example, for our customers’ premium injection molding applications. And materials which cannot be recycled by us can now also be recycled thanks to CARBOLIQ. Only a small proportion of materials actually need to be disposed of. Not least, cardboard, paper, metals, wood and plastic waste that can no longer be used as a recyclable ma- terial, as well as commercial waste, are separated at all sites and sent to certified local disposal companies for further processing. We record and document all quan- tities of waste at each site (see supplement on pages 6-7). In Conclusion: We are also working intensively on: • Continuously increasing the share of recompounds for internal use as well as external sales. • Further developing recyclable adhesives, colors and, above all, films. • Working with strategic partners to establish ad- ditional recycling technologies on the market for films for which there is as yet no mature recycling technology – for example, for films made of PET. • Becoming a ZERO WASTE company. One central area of action for SÜDPACK – also with- in the framework of NET ZERO – is closing ma- terial cycles. As already mentioned in the TECH- NOLOGY section of this report, we are pursuing several different approaches: recyclables processing, coextrusion and recovery of recyclables. Whereas re- cyclables processing and to SÜDPACK’s internal processes and core competencies, the term recyclables recovery stands for both our own internal material management by means of regran- ulation and compounding, and our commitment to CARBOLIQ technology. This way, we prove on a daily basis that the optimized internal and external materi- al management enables us to significantly reduce the volume of waste and the cost of disposal. coextrusion refer It’s a fact: in our production processes, waste and re- usable materials of various quality are generated. We are continuously working to reduce this amount of waste through various measures. Here, we were able to achieve a significant reduction of 15% in 2021 compared to 2019 in relation to the amount of material used. We succeed in recycling the remaining production waste by continuously optimizing processes and re- cycling technologies – and successively expanding our capacities and expertise in the area of material man- agement. In Schwendi, we run our own Competence Center for compounding and regranulation. Here and at the Erlenmoos site, all materials left over from pro- duction such as edge trim and start-up material that accumulate at our sites in Erlenmoos, Ochsenhausen and Erolzheim are systematically collected in a separate area, separated by polymer and converted into granules on state-of-the-art lines. These granules can then be re- used for our film production. This not only enhances our innovative strength, but most importantly allows us to make an essential contribution when it comes to sus- tainability. To increase the efficiency of our recycling processes, further investments were made in additional lines for waste processing at the Ochsenhausen site in 2019. At the site in Kłobuck, Poland, film waste generated during production is now also sorted by type of material to allow for optimal recycling. At the site in Bioggio, Swit- zerland, however, limited sorting of industrial waste is Y M O N O C E R A L U C R I C