Effluent produced
m
3
Malawi
Mozambique South Africa
Swaziland
Tanzania
Zambia
2014/15
28 861 352
5 938 130
2 406 054
49 987 039
54 758 890
76 255 722
2013/14
48 239 215
6 089 024
2 706 726
53 395 200
57 102 409
76 162 846
2012/13
47 462 702
5 040 840
2 184 201
42 163 200
48 041 992
80 691 387
In continuing efforts to decrease discharged water and improve our grey water footprint, the Sezela
sugar mill in South Africa will be conducting trials on a novel concept, which will both reduce the amount
of make-up water the site requires and reduce the amount of waste water it discharges. The outcome of
these trials will be used for any future plant installations of a similar nature. Our strategy is to improve
our ability to divert treated discharged effluent to irrigation, or increase recycling at all our facilities.
Waste
Illovo’s overall approach to waste management embraces the “duty of care” principle through the entire
operational life cycle. Robust operational guidelines are aligned to legal requirements and focus on
facilitating comprehensive waste inventories in order to reflect classification of waste generated by
operations. Onsite waste management programmes ensure that waste which is reusable, recyclable, or
which is to be disposed of, is stored in designated waste bins and/or storage facilities. All waste is
quantified using weighbridge or safe disposal certificates to reconcile quantities generated.
Waste management is approached in terms of better on-site segregation with particular attention to
avoid the mixing of hazardous and non-hazardous waste, recycling and waste disposal tracking. Our
goal is to reduce hazardous and non-hazardous waste material produced per ton of sugar and the
amount of waste sent to landfill by 10% year on year.
Comparative Table in tons
Tons
2014/15
2013/14
2012/13
Total Non-hazardous waste
11 676
10 283
14 901
Total Hazardous waste
1 552
1 707
2 183
Total Waste (Non-Hazardous +Hazardous)
13 228
11 990
17 084
% Waste Deemed ‘Hazardous’
11.7%
14.2%
12.8%
Waste Recycled/Repurposed/Reused
5 938
4 272
2 831
% Waste sent Recycled/Repurposed/Reused
44%
35%
16%
Waste send to Landfill/Incinerated
7 286
5 083
11 027
% Waste sent to Landfill/Incinerated
55%
42%
64%
The data reported in the table above may include scrap metal, organic waste from agriculture and by-products from process
which are sent for beneficial use e.g. crop fertiliser, road spreading or reused by other organisations.
For future comparability purposes it should be noted that total hazardous waste volumes are expected to significantly decrease
as all operations become fully aligned to group sustainability definitions and reporting procedures.
Each operation retains appropriate waste registers including relevant records from waste services and
contractors. The records detail the quantity, frequency and types of waste sent to landfill or recycled.
During the year under review, our operations collectively generated 11 676 tons of non-hazardous waste
or 0.0066 tons of non-hazardous waste per ton of sugar produced which represents an increase in
consumption from 0.0056 tons of non-hazardous waste per ton of sugar produced during the previous
year. We further generated 1 552 tons hazardous waste or 0.001 tons of hazardous waste per ton of
sugar produced versus 0.001 tons of hazardous waste per ton of sugar produced during the previous
year. Hazardous waste refers to wastes which are environmentally hazardous, such as medical wastes,
chemicals, asbestos, used oils, and in the case of the operations outside South Africa, includes scrap
metals. Bagasse is not included in the total waste data in this report as it is reused as fuel to generate
steam and electricity in our factories and is therefore reported as an input material.
