Madrid, 30 October 2024 - REGUSA has become the first company to be certified 'Zero Waste Manager' certificate de AENOR. AENOR's Conformity Assessment Director, David de Pastors, presented the certificate to the CEO of REGUSA Recycling & Recovery, Helena González, demonstrating that REGUSA can guarantee that at least 90% of the waste managed in its plants does not end up in a landfill: a corporate milestone that opens new paths towards sustainability and the circular economy.
Thanks to a meticulous traceability process and a detailed control of the workflow with suppliers and customers, REGUSA can trace the life of the waste from its generation to its final destination.
This makes it possible to closely track the journey of waste generated in any of the industries, companies, or logistics platforms with which REGUSA operates daily, managing all of their waste so that it is transformed and turned back into raw materials. All these phases are fully reflected and transparently traced, thus completing the virtuous circle of the circular economy from the production of waste to its conversion into new raw material.
Focus on zero waste: growth plan
The AENOR Zero Waste Manager certification is part of the ambitious and innovative 'FOCUS ON ZERO WASTE' plan, through which REGUSA proposes attaining excellence in its processes and services to achieve eco-efficiency in business, thus guaranteeing the company's sustainability and reducing its environmental impact. It is essential to approach waste management strategically, rather than economically, with decisions taken at the management level and communicated throughout the company, keeping in mind that waste is a source of resources for our economy. In addition to having the ISO 9001, ISO 14001, AENOR Zero Waste Manager and Carbon Footprint Calculation certificates, REGUSA's occupational health and safety management systems are also ISO 45001:2018 certified, reaffirming its firm commitment to people.
Scope
In the certification process, which analyses records going back at least 6 months and applies to specific waste fractions (as per the international LER code nomenclature), all incoming and outgoing waste at the plant, approximately 30,000 tonnes per year, had to be reviewed. Additionally, it was necessary to "measure and calibrate the mass balances of the different fractions" and the movement of waste between plants.
The certification covers all the organization's departments, customers and suppliers, analysing the work of all company employees: from the operator who classifies and sorts waste at the plant for subsequent recovery, to administrative and logistics staff and, finally, the head of IMS in the quality, environment and OHS department.
A detailed and meticulous process that allows us to know in depth the life cycle of waste and to monitor it until it is transformed into a resource.
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