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Novelty 2010 :
composting at Bourré.

By recovering organic waste (onion skins, substandard gherkins), the Bourré site reduced its landfill by 50% and recycled 72% of its waste , in line with the 2012 Grenelle targets (Increasing organisational recycling of materials and organic matter).

Several years ago the REITZEL Group implemented a scheme for therotation of its main raw materials containers : 240 litre HDPE drums whose duty cycle is controlled by our Indian and European teams and whose end of life processing is entrusted to an organisation which recycles them.

We are also involved with our Swiss partner Vetropack in a waste minimisation scheme for the waste in containers and distribution packaging.

Regarding the packaging of our products, we are monitoring the comparative growth in the degree of acceptability of glass and PET by our customers and are conducting a trial on the British market.

In 2011Reitzel initiated a scheme for the recovery and elimination of pesticide packaging used in the early part of the production cycle on the experimental farms at its agricultural production sites. 25 kg were collected and sent to the Bayer disposal facility in Mumbai in the state of Maharashtra. In 2012, packaging was will be eliminated in the state of Karnataka to limit travel and its collection was will be made available to all partner farmers.

In Europe, each of our sites organises the traceability of its industrial waste (glass, paper and cardboard, plastic film and wood) in conjunction with local providers. These materials are recycled and pass through the licensed channels located everywhere we are located.

Effluent management : A high priority challenge for our factories

Reitzel Briand

➥ Goal : 11% less waste in 3 years

Well water used in the factory discharges mixed with vinegar juice. We changed our manufacturing process to collect the vinegar juice at source and exclude it from the discharge water. The vinegar juice that is collected is sent to the intercommunal treatment facility that will treat it in the most suitable way for that plant.

Reitzel India

➥ Goal : 17% less waste in 3 years

A study conducted over a year covering a full production cycle has enabled us to identify all our waste. All the details of our wastewater have been monitored. We have an accurate picture of the situation.

Based on these results, we have been able to define the actions we will take :

Collect all the vinegar juice outflows and therefore remove a significant source of pollution from our water treatment station.
Establish a master plan for adapting our water treatment station to current conditions in the light of anticipated changes in our future waste. The design of our new station is defined; we are currently identifying various potential suppliers to follow this policy.

Reitzel Switzerland

➥ Goal : 8% less waste in 3 years

Our product lines have changed and our effluents have suffered due to major changes in their composition. We were led to reconsider our treatment facility. A one-year study was carried out to identify the specifics of our wastewater and thus define our needs in terms of technical equipment.

Locally we face two environmental issues :

Smells emanating from the installation and
The vegetable fat contained in our wastewater.

The decrease in consumption has a positive and direct influence on the design of our future treatment plant. We are currently seeking bids from suppliers that should enable modifications to be made from 2012.

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