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        4. DISPOSAL, REUSE,


        AND RECYCLING




        [GRI 103 ] RAFI attaches great importance to recycling and proper disposal of waste, with our primary goal being
        waste prevention. In this context, we are working with customers and suppliers on concepts that reduce the
        volume of waste by dispensing with packaging materials and using returnable or reusable packaging. As early as
        in the development stage, we consider ways to reduce waste generated by new products. For example,
        we ensure that the production panels in printed circuit board manufacturing are optimally utilized in terms
        of space. We also minimize plastic waste in injection molding, and we take care to avoid hazardous
        substances when selecting materials. The exact planning of film cutting ensures ultra-efficient material
        use and reduces waste in film production.



        4.1  Waste  and  hazardous  materials  manage- 4.1.1 Recycling, recovery, and disposal
        ment                                         [GRI  301-2,  306-5 ]  In  2022,  the  recycling  rate  in
        [GRI 306 ] Through our initiatives to prevent waste  terms of material quantity was 67.9%. The percent-
        and  increase  recycling,  we  reduced  waste  genera- age of material recovery was 22.3%. Only 9.2% of
        tion in the RAFI Group to approx. 2.3 metric tons per  the material quantity went into waste disposal. In the
        €1 million in sales in 2022. The remaining waste is  area of waste sorting, we have consistently exceed-
        disposed of as far as possible by recycling or materi- ed the requirements of the Commercial Waste Ordi-
        al  recovery.  Thermal  recovery  or  disposal  are  only  nance since 2020. In 2022 we achieved a separation
        the last resort if no other option is possible.   rate of over 97%. Of the total volume of waste gen-
                                                     erated by RAFI, 6% is classified as hazardous waste.

     3.2
                                                      Recycling       Utilization       Disposal
     3.0

     2.8
                                                       67.9%            22.3%             9.2%
     2.6

     2.4

     2.2
          2017   2018   2019   2020    2021  2022
         Waste generated in metric tons per €1 million in sales  Evaluation of recovery and disposal processes at the RAFI Berg location
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