{"id":13948,"date":"2024-01-25T08:12:42","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T08:12:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coats.com\/?page_id=13948"},"modified":"2025-07-17T16:48:55","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T11:18:55","slug":"waste","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.coats.com\/en\/sustainability\/focus-areas\/waste\/","title":{"rendered":"Waste"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"13948\" class=\"elementor elementor-13948\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10e77ff e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"10e77ff\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8117b75 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8117b75\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f155f1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1f155f1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1b0e89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d1b0e89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\nFOCUS AREAS\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea93a44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ea93a44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Waste<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0622d02 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0622d02\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-017811f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"017811f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-950c9d2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"950c9d2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c17843 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8c17843\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Strategy Pillars<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b2e162 e-con-full post_tools_container e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0b2e162\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c14e708 elementor-icon-list--layout-inline elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"c14e708\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items elementor-inline-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.coats.com\/en\/sustainability\/focus-areas\/energy\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">ENERGY<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.coats.com\/en\/sustainability\/focus-areas\/materials\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">MATERIALS<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.coats.com\/en\/sustainability\/focus-areas\/water\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">WATER<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.coats.com\/en\/sustainability\/focus-areas\/waste\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><span class=\"active\">WASTE<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.coats.com\/en\/sustainability\/focus-areas\/people\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">PEOPLE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4053051 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4053051\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e442993 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial e-n-tabs-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"e442993\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"239348115\" aria-label=\"Tabs. 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Through all our processes we need to ensure that we recover as much material as possible from waste streams and that we are then ensuring that any residual waste product is dealt with responsibly and with the smallest impact on the environment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dd57e7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1dd57e7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-355cb18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"355cb18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"185\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.coats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/13-climate-action.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12109\" alt=\"13-climate-action\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.coats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/13-climate-action.webp 185w, https:\/\/cdn.coats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/13-climate-action-13x12.webp 13w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 185px) 100vw, 185px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fb05e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5fb05e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"176\" height=\"176\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.coats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/6-clean-water-and-sanitation.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13806\" alt=\"6-clean-water-and-sanitation\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.coats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/6-clean-water-and-sanitation.png 176w, https:\/\/cdn.coats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/6-clean-water-and-sanitation-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/cdn.coats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/6-clean-water-and-sanitation-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/cdn.coats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/6-clean-water-and-sanitation-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-2393481152\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-2393481152\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-f41e8db e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f41e8db\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-234d767 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"234d767\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Waste is generated from our operations, both in the form of physical materials waste from our end to end supply chain activities and effluent waste water and sludge generated from our wet processing activities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aabfe76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aabfe76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Recognising these two different forms of waste output from our business, we have elected to pull both of these important focal areas under a revised Sustainability Pillar which we will now refer to as our Waste Pillar. Our\u00a0<a href=\"\/download-centre\/\">Environmental Policy<\/a>\u00a0covers our aims and objectives around waste.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ce2a02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3ce2a02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2240\" height=\"1089\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.coats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sewing-machine-threads.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13956\" alt=\"sewing-machine-threads\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.coats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sewing-machine-threads.webp 2240w, https:\/\/cdn.coats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sewing-machine-threads-300x146.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdn.coats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sewing-machine-threads-1024x498.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.coats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sewing-machine-threads-768x373.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.coats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sewing-machine-threads-1536x747.webp 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.coats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sewing-machine-threads-2048x996.webp 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.coats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sewing-machine-threads-18x9.webp 18w, https:\/\/cdn.coats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sewing-machine-threads-600x292.webp 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2240px) 100vw, 2240px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1d6eba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1d6eba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In our next strategy period from 2023 until 2026, our primary focus for materials waste will be elimination of waste to landfill across all units globally. Our target for 2026 is delivery of zero waste to landfill, and this will be achieved by higher granularity analysis of waste streams which today continue to be diverted to landfill, with improved segregation and identification of opportunities for circularity, recycling and reuse.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-2393481153\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-2393481153\" data-tab-index=\"3\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-1d91e38 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d91e38\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33d2d0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33d2d0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Reducing materials usage and minimising the impact of the materials that we consume is a very high priority for us. In 2019, we adopted the European Union\u2019s Waste Framework Directive as our basis for waste management and the resulting waste catalogue contains 35 different waste categories that cover all material items present in a Coats unit. This gives increased transparency and understanding of waste generation streams across our business, and assists us in identification of opportunities for reduction, and where possible, prevention.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d580564 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d580564\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our strategy for reducing overall waste, is to prioritise reduction in its generation through process and product redesign, followed by implementation of reuse and recycling initiatives. We are committed to increase the degree of circularity at Coats, evolving our manufacturing processes, material flows and products from a linear (take, make, discard) to a circular (reduce, reuse, recycle) model.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-369c5e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"369c5e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>During 2022, the total waste generated across Coats business units was 14.6 thousand tonnes, compared with 22.5 thousand tonnes in 2021. Analysis of waste generated in 2022 shows that 19% of waste material from our operations is linked directly to our products, with other high volume categories including paper, cardboard and wood packaging 18%, sludge 27% and plastic packaging 10%. Of our waste generated, 62% was recycled or reused, with 13% disposed of in landfill (this is down from 14% in 2021 and 19% in 2020). Globally, 58% of our units have achieved sending zero waste to landfill through 2022.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cb60e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2cb60e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As per our 2019 to 2022 sustainability strategy, our target for waste reduction in 2022 was delivery of a 25% reduction in the percentage of waste generated from our 2018 baseline. Against this target, we are exceptionally proud to have fully achieved this target with a full 25% reduction delivered \u2013 a significant improvement from the 1.4% reduction reported for 2021.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29632d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"29632d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2022\" height=\"1349\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.coats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/effluent-treatment-plant.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13955\" alt=\"effluent-treatment-plant\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.coats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/effluent-treatment-plant.webp 2022w, https:\/\/cdn.coats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/effluent-treatment-plant-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdn.coats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/effluent-treatment-plant-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.coats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/effluent-treatment-plant-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.coats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/effluent-treatment-plant-1536x1025.webp 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.coats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/effluent-treatment-plant-18x12.webp 18w, https:\/\/cdn.coats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/effluent-treatment-plant-600x400.webp 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2022px) 100vw, 2022px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e02fd3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e02fd3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Considerable progress was made throughout the year in working collaboratively with our supply chain partners to identify and implement new waste reduction and circularity initiatives. Examples of circularity on packaging materials have entailed us working closely with strategic suppliers where uplift programs have been instituted on our paper and cardboard waste, enabling it to be repulped and reconstituted into new paper and cardboard packaging materials. With plastic, many of our units now grind thermoplastic dye centres and customer returned thread supports into plastic chips and return these to suppliers enabling their melting and reformation into new plastic items. We have implemented tripartite service agreements with our primary chemical suppliers and a network of global specialist collection players, enabling recovery of empty chemicals drums and plastic intermediary bulk containers and redistribution to our suppliers for their reuse.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf67a60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf67a60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In our recently acquired footwear components business, structural components made from thermoplastic or cellulosic materials are supplied to the customer in a \u2018sheet\u2019 from which customers cut out parts which undergo secondary processing. This creates up to 20% waste, which is taken back by Coats to remelt\/recycle.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ea7906 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ea7906\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Significant progress has also been made in reducing the packaging we supply with our products when shipped to customers. We have strategically eliminated use of plastic sleeves across black and dark coloured thread cones , resulting in elimination of 14.2 million plastic sleeves from our value chain, and have advanced the use of recycled plastic in cones and vicones, increasing recycled plastic use by 36% in 2022.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f706373 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"f706373\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"table-responsive\"><div class=\"table-scroll\"><table class=\"table table-striped table-hover table-condensed\">\r\n                <tbody><tr class=\"header-row\">\r\n                  <th>\r\n                    <div class=\"fixed-cell\">2022 Solid Waste Management<\/div>\r\n                  <\/th>\r\n                  <td style=\"text-align:center;\">Non-hazardous Waste<\/td>\r\n                  <td style=\"text-align:center;\">Hazardous Waste<\/td>\r\n                  <td style=\"text-align:center;\">Total Waste<\/td>\r\n                <\/tr>\r\n                <tr>\r\n                  <th>\r\n                    <div class=\"fixed-cell\">Tonnes to landfill<\/div>\r\n                  <\/th>\r\n                  <td style=\"text-align:center;\">1,354<\/td>\r\n                  <td style=\"text-align:center;\">605<\/td>\r\n                  <td style=\"text-align:center;\">1,959<\/td>\r\n                <\/tr>\r\n                <tr>\r\n                  <th>\r\n                    <div class=\"fixed-cell\">Tonnes recycled\/reused<\/div>\r\n                  <\/th>\r\n                  <td style=\"text-align:center;\">8,348<\/td>\r\n                  <td style=\"text-align:center;\">706<\/td>\r\n                  <td style=\"text-align:center;\">9,054<\/td>\r\n                <\/tr>\r\n                <tr>\r\n                  <th>\r\n                    <div class=\"fixed-cell\">Tones incinerated<\/div>\r\n                  <\/th>\r\n                  <td style=\"text-align:center;\">672<\/td>\r\n                  <td style=\"text-align:center;\">1,139<\/td>\r\n                  <td style=\"text-align:center;\">1,811<\/td>\r\n                <\/tr>\r\n                <tr>\r\n                  <th>\r\n                    <div class=\"fixed-cell\">Total Tonnes<\/div>\r\n                  <\/th>\r\n                  <td style=\"text-align:center;\">10,875<\/td>\r\n                  <td style=\"text-align:center;\">3,729<\/td>\r\n                  <td style=\"text-align:center;\">14,604<\/td>\r\n                <\/tr>\r\n                <tr>\r\n                  <th>\r\n                    <div class=\"fixed-cell\">Waste %<\/div>\r\n                  <\/th>\r\n                  <td style=\"text-align:center;\">3.8%<\/td>\r\n                  <td style=\"text-align:center;\">11.0%<\/td>\r\n                  <td style=\"text-align:center;\">14.8%<\/td>\r\n                <\/tr>\r\n              <\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c541c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c541c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"\/sustainability\/case-studies\/\">Read more case studies<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-2393481154\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-2393481154\" data-tab-index=\"4\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 4;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-f363a8a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f363a8a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e3e7d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e3e7d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAs outlined in our water pillar, our global network of dyehouses rely on use of large volumes of water to facilitate the thread colouration process, and post dyeing, the residual dyeing liquor is discharged from the dyehouse as effluent.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de42b21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de42b21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn 2022 we used 4.4 million cubic metres of water globally, and 76% of this was discharged as effluent. As temporary custodians of the water we use, we recognise our responsibility and are committed to ensure that this sometimes scarce resource is returned to the local communities in which we operate in a fit state.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c00967 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c00967\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCountry or community-level discharge requirements are constantly evolving and we obviously need to keep abreast of actual and potential changes, especially as changes can sometimes trigger the requirement to upgrade effluent treatment plants, which takes time to plan and implement. For this purpose we use a global register of legislative changes which covers all the countries in which we operate and which also ensures that we have in place the correct operational permits for each of our locations, and that any incidents are reported.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-828ccf6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"828ccf6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.coats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/water-sample-testtube.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13954\" alt=\"water-sample-testtube\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.coats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/water-sample-testtube.webp 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.coats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/water-sample-testtube-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdn.coats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/water-sample-testtube-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.coats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/water-sample-testtube-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.coats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/water-sample-testtube-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.coats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/water-sample-testtube-18x12.webp 18w, https:\/\/cdn.coats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/water-sample-testtube-600x400.webp 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2025d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c2025d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAs the chemical input load to an effluent treatment plant (ETP) varies depending on the upstream processes, continuous monitoring of key parameters is essential to ensure that the plant is meeting requirements at all times. All of our key sites have automatic monitoring systems in place that are constantly measuring five key criteria; temperature, pH, biological oxygen demand, chemical oxygen demand and total suspended solids. These measurements are taken at the final discharge point and are made every 30 seconds. These data are then fed to an online dashboard that issues alerts to nominated staff if warning limits for any of the criteria are triggered, allowing action to be taken before a discharge limit is breached. This highly responsive system has been important in ensuring that the root causes of any imbalances in the effluent treatment processes are quickly identified and addressed. This system has helped us ensure that we are always in compliance with national discharge regulations.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-572f2ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"572f2ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"\/sustainability\/case-studies\/\">Read more case studies<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-2393481155\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-2393481155\" data-tab-index=\"5\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 5;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-bae8dec e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bae8dec\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5681911 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5681911\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5696c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f5696c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWe signed up to the ZDHC programme in 2016 and committed to aligning our effluent standards with those of the programme in 2018. We adopted the ZDHC conventional parameters with foundational limits as our Coats internal standards in 2019.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c5327d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c5327d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tInitially these limits were applied only to effluent discharged from the factory, but in 2019 the scope was expanded to include sludge. Sludge is essentially the solid residue created during the effluent treatment process, during which some chemicals are precipitated out of the effluent in order to clean it. While some contaminants in effluent can be destroyed through the treatment process, in other cases this is not possible as the chemical remains either in the effluent or in the sludge. Historically much effluent treatment technology has been aimed at removing chemicals that were unwanted in the effluent precisely by ensuring that they ended up in the sludge, however focus on analysis of effluent and sludge, means that for these durable chemicals the only option is to prevent them being used in processing in the first place. We are wholly supportive of this approach and continue to work closely with our key dye and chemical suppliers (many of whom are ZDHC affiliates themselves), to work out how to continue to reduce the chemical load needed to successfully process the fibres that we work with.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67108e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"67108e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1956\" height=\"1304\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.coats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/effluent-treatment-plant-2.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13953\" alt=\"effluent-treatment-plant-2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.coats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/effluent-treatment-plant-2.webp 1956w, https:\/\/cdn.coats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/effluent-treatment-plant-2-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdn.coats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/effluent-treatment-plant-2-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.coats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/effluent-treatment-plant-2-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.coats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/effluent-treatment-plant-2-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.coats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/effluent-treatment-plant-2-18x12.webp 18w, https:\/\/cdn.coats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/effluent-treatment-plant-2-600x400.webp 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1956px) 100vw, 1956px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be17cdc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be17cdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOur goal is to have all of our units meeting the ZDHC standards, and in 2022, 92% of our effluent and sludge in those countries where testing is possible was compliant with the ZDHC standard, up from 82% in 2021. Due to our strategic restructuring programme in the Americas and Mexico, we have seen significant changes in our manufacturing product range and mix in 2022 in Mexico, and this has driven a change in the composition of dyeing auxiliary chemicals in our Mexican Orizaba site, resulting in a small number of ZDHC parameters being marginally out of specification. Our leadership team in Mexico are actively addressing this situation through a comprehensive deep-dive of utilised chemistry as well as review of all effluent treatment plant sub-processes. We are confident that we will be able to progress to 100% compliance in 2023, and such is the importance of the ZDHC focus, we will continue to target 100% compliance through our 2023 to 2026 strategy period.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a906170 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a906170\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"\/sustainability\/case-studies\/\">Read more case studies<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-2393481156\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-2393481156\" data-tab-index=\"6\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 6;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-9ec93c5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9ec93c5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c91a50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c91a50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Modern Effluent Treatment<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0a14e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f0a14e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1373\" height=\"785\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.coats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/modern-effluent-treatment.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13951\" alt=\"modern-effluent-treatment\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.coats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/modern-effluent-treatment.webp 1373w, https:\/\/cdn.coats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/modern-effluent-treatment-300x172.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdn.coats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/modern-effluent-treatment-1024x585.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.coats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/modern-effluent-treatment-768x439.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.coats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/modern-effluent-treatment-18x10.webp 18w, https:\/\/cdn.coats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/modern-effluent-treatment-600x343.webp 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1373px) 100vw, 1373px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-2393481157\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-2393481157\" data-tab-index=\"7\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 7;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-7c28643 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7c28643\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fb0bde e-n-tabs-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"0fb0bde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;tabs_justify_horizontal&quot;:&quot;start&quot;,&quot;horizontal_scroll&quot;:&quot;disable&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"16452574\" aria-label=\"Tabs. 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class=\"table  table-hover table-condensed\">\r\n                <tbody><tr class=\"header-row\">\r\n                  <th>\r\n                    <div class=\"fixed-cell\">Indicator<\/div>\r\n                  <\/th>\r\n                  <td>Unit<\/td>\r\n                  <td>2022<sup>*<\/sup><\/td>\r\n                  <td>2021 restated<sup>1<\/sup><\/td>\r\n                  <td>2021<\/td>\r\n                  <td>2020 restated<sup>1<\/sup><\/td>\r\n                  <td>2020<\/td>\r\n                  <td>2019 restated<sup>1<\/sup><\/td>\r\n                  <td>2019<\/td>\r\n                  <td>2018 restated<sup>1<\/sup><\/td>\r\n                  <td>2018<\/td>\r\n                <\/tr>\r\n                <tr>\r\n                  <th>\r\n                    <div class=\"fixed-cell\">% of water discharged as effluent<\/div>\r\n                  <\/th>\r\n                  <td>%<\/td>\r\n                  <td>76%<\/td>\r\n                  <td>68%<\/td>\r\n                  <td>68%<\/td>\r\n                  <td>68%<\/td>\r\n                  <td>69%<\/td>\r\n                  <td>62%<\/td>\r\n                  <td>61%<\/td>\r\n                  <td>65%<\/td>\r\n                  <td>65%<\/td>\r\n                <\/tr>\r\n                <tr>\r\n                  <th>\r\n                    <div class=\"fixed-cell\">Treated effluent discharge to surface water course<\/div>\r\n                  <\/th>\r\n                  <td>Million cubic metres<\/td>\r\n                  <td>2.5<\/td>\r\n                  <td>3.0<\/td>\r\n                  <td>3.0<\/td>\r\n                  <td>2.7<\/td>\r\n                  <td>2.7<\/td>\r\n                  <td>3.2<\/td>\r\n                  <td>3.2<\/td>\r\n                  <td>4.1<\/td>\r\n                  <td>4.0<\/td>\r\n                <\/tr>\r\n                <tr>\r\n                  <th>\r\n                    <div class=\"fixed-cell\">Effluent discharge to offsite treatment plant<\/div>\r\n                  <\/th>\r\n                  <td>Million cubic metres<\/td>\r\n                  <td>0.9<\/td>\r\n                  <td>1.1<\/td>\r\n                  <td>1.2<\/td>\r\n                  <td>1.0<\/td>\r\n                  <td>1.1<\/td>\r\n                  <td>1.3<\/td>\r\n                  <td>1.3<\/td>\r\n                  <td>1.1<\/td>\r\n                  <td>1.3<\/td>\r\n                <\/tr>\r\n                <tr>\r\n                  <th>\r\n                    <div class=\"fixed-cell\">Total effluent discharge<\/div>\r\n                  <\/th>\r\n                  <td>Million cubic metres<\/td>\r\n                  <td>3.4<\/td>\r\n                  <td>4.1<\/td>\r\n                  <td>4.2<\/td>\r\n                  <td>3.7<\/td>\r\n                  <td>3.8<\/td>\r\n                  <td>4.5<\/td>\r\n                  <td>4.5<\/td>\r\n                  <td>5.2<\/td>\r\n                  <td>5.3<\/td>\r\n                <\/tr>\r\n                <tr>\r\n                  <th>\r\n                    <div class=\"fixed-cell\">Environmental prosecutions<\/div>\r\n                  <\/th>\r\n                  <td>No.<\/td>\r\n                  <td>0<\/td>\r\n                  <td>0<\/td>\r\n                  <td>0<\/td>\r\n                  <td>0<\/td>\r\n                  <td>0<\/td>\r\n                  <td>0<\/td>\r\n                  <td>0<\/td>\r\n                  <td>0<\/td>\r\n                  <td>0<\/td>\r\n                <\/tr>\r\n                <tr>\r\n                  <th>\r\n                    <div class=\"fixed-cell\">% effluent that is compliant with ZDHC<\/div>\r\n                  <\/th>\r\n                  <td>%<\/td>\r\n                  <td>92%<\/td>\r\n                  <td>82%<\/td>\r\n                  <td>82%<\/td>\r\n                  <td>74%<\/td>\r\n                  <td>74%<\/td>\r\n                  <td>63%<\/td>\r\n                  <td>63%<\/td>\r\n                  <td><\/td>\r\n                  <td><\/td>\r\n                <\/tr>\r\n                <tr>\r\n                  <th>\r\n                    <div class=\"fixed-cell\">Investment in effluent treatment plants and technology<\/div>\r\n                  <\/th>\r\n                  <td>Million $<\/td>\r\n                  <td>1.5<\/td>\r\n                  <td>2.2<\/td>\r\n                  <td>2.2<\/td>\r\n                  <td>1.5<\/td>\r\n                  <td>1.5<\/td>\r\n                  <td>4.6<\/td>\r\n                  <td>4.6<\/td>\r\n                  <td><\/td>\r\n                  <td><\/td>\r\n                <\/tr>\r\n                <tr>\r\n   <th>\r\n      <div class=\"fixed-cell\">Total waste generated<\/div>\r\n    <\/th>\r\n    <td>Tonnes<\/td>\r\n    <td>14,604<\/td>\r\n    <td>22,530<\/td>\r\n    <td>23,425<\/td>\r\n    <td>17,558<\/td>\r\n    <td>18,499<\/td>\r\n    <td>24,207<\/td>\r\n    <td>25,322<\/td>\r\n    <td>23,072<\/td>\r\n    <td>24,288<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n   <th>\r\n      <div class=\"fixed-cell\">Hazardous<br>waste generated<sup>8<\/sup><\/div>\r\n    <\/th>\r\n    <td>Tonnes<\/td>\r\n    <td>3,570<\/td>\r\n    <td>5,754<\/td>\r\n    <td>5,868<\/td>\r\n    <td>4,074<\/td>\r\n    <td>4,031<\/td>\r\n    <td>7,905<\/td>\r\n    <td>8,171<\/td>\r\n    <td>6,924<\/td>\r\n    <td>7,150<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n   <th>\r\n      <div class=\"fixed-cell\">% total material waste<\/div>\r\n    <\/th>\r\n    <td>%<\/td>\r\n    <td>14.8%<\/td>\r\n    <td>19.4%<\/td>\r\n    <td>19.6%<\/td>\r\n    <td>19.0%<\/td>\r\n    <td>19.4%<\/td>\r\n    <td>21.1%<\/td>\r\n    <td>21.4%<\/td>\r\n    <td>19.7%<\/td>\r\n    <td>20.2%<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n   <th>\r\n      <div class=\"fixed-cell\">% movement in waste % compared to 2018<\/div>\r\n    <\/th>\r\n    <td>% movement<\/td>\r\n    <td>-25%<\/td>\r\n    <td>-1%<\/td>\r\n    <td>-3%<\/td>\r\n    <td>-3%<\/td>\r\n    <td>-4%<\/td>\r\n    <td>7%<\/td>\r\n    <td>6%<\/td>\r\n    <td><\/td>\r\n    <td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n   <th>\r\n      <div class=\"fixed-cell\">Reused or recycled waste<\/div>\r\n    <\/th>\r\n    <td>% of waste<\/td>\r\n    <td>62%<\/td>\r\n    <td>67%<\/td>\r\n    <td>67%<\/td>\r\n    <td>61%<\/td>\r\n    <td>62%<\/td>\r\n    <td>67%<\/td>\r\n    <td>67%<\/td>\r\n    <td>69%<\/td>\r\n    <td>69%<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n   <th>\r\n      <div class=\"fixed-cell\">Waste going to landfill<\/div>\r\n    <\/th>\r\n    <td>Tonnes<\/td>\r\n    <td>1,959<\/td>\r\n    <td>2,977<\/td>\r\n    <td><\/td>\r\n    <td>3,532<\/td>\r\n    <td><\/td>\r\n    <td>3,700<\/td>\r\n    <td><\/td>\r\n    <td>3,060<\/td>\r\n    <td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n   <th>\r\n      <div class=\"fixed-cell\">% units sending zero waste to landfill<\/div>\r\n    <\/th>\r\n    <td>%<\/td>\r\n    <td>58%<\/td>\r\n    <td>46%<\/td>\r\n    <td>45%<\/td>\r\n    <td>49%<\/td>\r\n    <td>47%<\/td>\r\n    <td>58%<\/td>\r\n    <td>65%<\/td>\r\n    <td>61%<\/td>\r\n    <td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n              <\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n          <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea71af8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea71af8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><sup>1<\/sup>Due to the sale of our Brazilian and Argentinian businesses in 2022 all years from 2018 to 2022 have been restated to exclude these businesses.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9ee972 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b9ee972\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><sup>*<\/sup>2022 Data &#8211; All data excludes Brazil\/Argentina, except emissions data, H&amp;S data and economic value data.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65d4c41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65d4c41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><sup>8<\/sup>Hazardous waste includes all of the following categories: dyes, chemicals, solid and aqueous sludge, fuels, oils, toner cartridges, hazardous packaging waste, hazardous cleaning cloths, items containing CFCs, HCFCs &amp; HFCs, batteries, inorganic waste, organic waste, laboratory waste, medical waste, construction materials containing asbestos, fluorescent tubes, paints, inks, adhesives, resins and electrical and electronic equipment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4095062 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4095062\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For more information on our historical performance, please download\u00a0<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Coats-SR-2022-Performance-Summary.pdf\">Performance Summary Data<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-164525742\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-164525742\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-f4db461 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f4db461\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46a807e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46a807e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Waste: 100% all effluent to meet ZDHC limits<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dc19bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"4dc19bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fixed-left-column\">\r\n            <div class=\"fixed-left-column-inner\">\r\n              <div class=\"table-responsive\"><div class=\"table-scroll\"><table class=\"table  table-hover table-condensed\">\r\n                <tbody><tr class=\"header-row\">\r\n                  <th>\r\n                    <div class=\"fixed-cell\">Indicator<\/div>\r\n                  <\/th>\r\n                  <td>Unit<\/td>\r\n                  <td>2017<\/td>\r\n                  <td>2016<\/td>\r\n                  <td>2015<\/td>\r\n                  <td>2014<\/td>\r\n                <\/tr>\r\n                <tr>\r\n                  <th>\r\n                    <div class=\"fixed-cell\">% of water discharged as waste effluent<\/div>\r\n                  <\/th>\r\n                  <td>%<\/td>\r\n                  <td>77%<\/td>\r\n                  <td>79%<\/td>\r\n                  <td>80%<\/td>\r\n                  <td>87%<\/td>\r\n                <\/tr>\r\n                <!--<tr>\r\n                  <th>\r\n                    <div class=\"fixed-cell\">Treated effluent discharge to surface water course<\/div>\r\n                  <\/th>\r\n                  <td>Million cubic metres<\/td>\r\n                  <td><\/td>\r\n                  <td><\/td>\r\n                  <td><\/td>\r\n                  <td><\/td>\r\n                <\/tr>-->\r\n                <tr>\r\n                  <th>\r\n                    <div class=\"fixed-cell\">Effluent discharge to offsite treatment plant<\/div>\r\n                  <\/th>\r\n                  <td>Million cubic metres<\/td>\r\n                  <td>1.4<\/td>\r\n                  <td>1.4<\/td>\r\n                  <td>1.6<\/td>\r\n                  <td>1.5<\/td>\r\n                <\/tr>\r\n                <tr>\r\n                  <th>\r\n                    <div class=\"fixed-cell\">Total effluent discharge<\/div>\r\n                  <\/th>\r\n                  <td>Million cubic metres<\/td>\r\n                  <td>6.2<\/td>\r\n                  <td>6.4<\/td>\r\n                  <td>6.5<\/td>\r\n                  <td>6.9<\/td>\r\n                <\/tr>\r\n                <tr>\r\n                  <th>\r\n                    <div class=\"fixed-cell\">Environmental prosecutions<\/div>\r\n                  <\/th>\r\n                  <td>No.<\/td>\r\n                  <td>0<\/td>\r\n                  <td>0<\/td>\r\n                  <td>0<\/td>\r\n                  <td>0<\/td>\r\n                <\/tr>\r\n                <!--<tr>\r\n                  <th>\r\n                    <div class=\"fixed-cell\">% effluent that is compliant with ZDHC<\/div>\r\n                  <\/th>\r\n                  <td>%<\/td>\r\n                  <td><\/td>\r\n                  <td><\/td>\r\n                  <td><\/td>\r\n                  <td><\/td>\r\n                <\/tr>-->\r\n                <tr>\r\n                  <th>\r\n                    <div class=\"fixed-cell\">Investment in effluent treatment plants and technology<\/div>\r\n                  <\/th>\r\n                  <td>Million $<\/td>\r\n                  <td>2.2<\/td>\r\n                  <td>1.6<\/td>\r\n                  <td>0.9<\/td>\r\n                  <td>3.4<\/td>\r\n                <\/tr>\r\n                <!--<tr>\r\n                  <th>\r\n                    <div class=\"fixed-cell\">Total waste generated<\/div>\r\n                  <\/th>\r\n                  <td>Tonnes<\/td>\r\n                  <td><\/td>\r\n                  <td><\/td>\r\n                  <td><\/td>\r\n                  <td><\/td>\r\n                <\/tr>\r\n                <tr>\r\n                  <th>\r\n                    <div class=\"fixed-cell\">Hazardous<br \/>waste generated<sup>8<\/sup><\/div>\r\n                  <\/th>\r\n                  <td>Tonnes<\/td>\r\n                  <td><\/td>\r\n                  <td><\/td>\r\n                  <td><\/td>\r\n                  <td><\/td>\r\n                <\/tr>\r\n                <tr>\r\n                  <th>\r\n                    <div class=\"fixed-cell\">% total material waste<\/div>\r\n                  <\/th>\r\n                  <td>%<\/td>\r\n                  <td><\/td>\r\n                  <td><\/td>\r\n                  <td><\/td>\r\n                  <td><\/td>\r\n                <\/tr>\r\n                <tr>\r\n                  <th>\r\n                    <div class=\"fixed-cell\">% movement in waste % compared to 2018<\/div>\r\n                  <\/th>\r\n                  <td>% movement<\/td>\r\n                  <td><\/td>\r\n                  <td><\/td>\r\n                  <td><\/td>\r\n                  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