Die REMONDIS-Welt der Nachhaltigkeit
REMONDIS' World of Sustainability
De REMONDIS-wereld van de duurzaamheid
The whole notion of sustainability will be a lost cause unless we take action here and now to conserve our planet's natural resources. Future generations and today's developing countries will only be able to enjoy prosperous lives if steps are taken right now to counteract the growing shortages of raw materials. For us – being one of the world's leading recycling, service and water companies – there can be only one goal: to tackle this problem and lead by example. Why not join us on this path?!
Everyone agrees that global warming must be limited to 2°C – or preferably 1.5°C – if we wish to prevent our ecosystem from being irreparably damaged. Large areas of woodland in Germany are dying as the country suffers ever longer periods of drought. Pussyfooting around is not going to stop climate change. Some major action needs to be taken. And not just switching from fossil fuels to renewables but from virgin to recycled raw materials as well. We are showing how this can be done.
The Lippe Plant in Lünen is not only a high tech site, it is also an important project for combatting global warming. The various activities carried out at the site help to cut carbon emissions by 488,000t every single year. For a forest to have the same effect, it would need to contain 37 million trees. Certainly a lovely place to take a walk in but perhaps not an ideal place for creating 1,400 jobs.
People searching for an argument in favour of plastics recycling need look no further than at our seas and oceans. Vast areas of waste are floating around in them and are so big that they can even be seen from space. This problem, however, can only be solved on Earth – with more responsible consumer behaviour and systematic plastics recycling.
Talking the talk but not walking the walk? Not at REMONDIS. It goes without saying that our all-encompassing view of sustainability also includes us being sustainable ourselves. This covers all aspects of our business – from the energy efficiency levels of our head office buildings, all the way through to ensuring that all our locations adhere to our high social standards, no matter where in the world they may be.
Every company tries to make a profit. And things are no different at REMONDIS either. For us, however, money is always a means to a good end – which is why a large part of the profits we make is invested in developing new and innovative recycling processes and technologies. Helping to preserve our planet’s valuable natural resources.
Sustainability is not a state or a condition but an ongoing process. First and foremost, sustainability is team work. Which is why we cooperate closely with experts and research institutes that also feel strongly about conserving our planet’s natural resources and preventing climate change. Such work always leads to new approaches and innovations.
Wherever we see an opportunity to drive forward the notion of sustainability and to fix it even more firmly in the minds of people, then we are there, full of passion and enthusiasm for the cause. This covers a whole range of activities – from educational projects, to acting as advisers, to supporting universities.
Everyone is talking about the scarcity of raw materials and about sustainability. But what exactly is behind it all? We decided to do some research to find out what it’s all about – so that we could put together some pages with the most important background information for you to read.
REMONDIS handles huge volumes of materials, treating them and returning them to production cycles. Each year, we collect and process over 30m tonnes of recyclables so that they can be sold on to industrial businesses as raw materials. And this figure continues to rise. We are driven by our dedication and commitment to create new processes – to recover and recycle new materials and optimise existing recycling systems. Many of the recycling processes we use were developed and patented by our own company and they are now setting the benchmark within the recycling sector and acting as a stepping stone for further development.
17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted at the UN Climate Conference in 2015. Each one of them helps to make the world a fairer and greener place. But what exactly are these SDGs all about? And, above all, what is REMONDIS doing in each of the 17 areas to ensure the goals are reached? You can find out here. Simply click from SDG to SDG and allow yourself to be convinced of our work – 17 times over.
Our actions are geared towards progress and innovation; our philosophy, however, is based on traditional values. On the one hand, because we are a family-run company that has been promoting recycling for over 50 years now. On the other, because we run our business according to the principles of material flow management that were drawn up by the Enquête Commission of the German Bundestag for the "Protection of Humanity and the Environment". Its central statements are:
Find out more about our corporate philosophy in REMONDIS’ Environmental Commitment
Advances are being made in the area of recycling all the time – with us as the driving force. This can be seen, for example, by the measures we take to recover precious metals. By accepting all types of waste and recovering even the smallest amount of gold, platinum and silver, we are not only helping to conserve our planet's natural reserves of such raw materials but are also ensuring that fewer of these precious metals need to be mined, reducing the sometimes devastating impact such mining has on both human health and the environment.
Many people in South American countries, such as Columbia, try to earn a living by mining for gold. They often use substances that are highly dangerous for their health
Automobile manufacturers are installing an ever increasing amount of plastic, light metals and high tech in their vehicles. There is, therefore, a growing demand for technology that is able to recover and process these various components and materials from end-of-life vehicles. REMONDIS' subsidiary, REMINE, has developed its own special recycling plant that contains a range of innovative processing modules. The combination of dry mechanical processes enables metals and plastics to be recovered and returned to production cycles as raw materials. The plant was commissioned in spring 2020.
Anyone looking to run a highly efficient recycling business and conserve our planet's natural resources cannot simply ignore hazardous waste. Such products, however, contain not only recyclable materials but also harmful substances that can be dangerous for both human health and the environment. REMONDIS operates its own laboratories so that detailed analyses can be made of incoming waste. Dangerous substances that are unable to be recycled for re-use are transported in secure vehicles to our hazardous waste incineration plants where they are destroyed using environmentally friendly processes and used to generate energy at the same time.
Being one of the world’s leading recycling, service and water businesses with over 30,000 employees, everything we do revolves around sustainability. We ensure that the environment is protected and that natural resources are conserved in over 30 countries across four continents.
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