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At PANDORA, waste is seen as a resource. In 2014, 81%
of thewaste produced by our crafting facilities inThailand
was reused or recycled, an increase of 24% compared
with 2013. Our wastemanagement procedures were
improvedwith the help of recycling experts fromMahidol
University inThailand.
The crafting of our jewellery generates threemain
types of process waste: gypsum, glass and rubber. The
gypsum derives from the jewellery casting process, the
glass frommaking ourMurano charms and the rubber
from jewellerymoulds. Today, 90% of our gypsumwaste is
recycled in the construction sector, 100% of ourMurano
glass waste is recycled for producing glass tiles and 100%
of our rubber waste is used as fuel by the cement industry.
It is a great pleasure to see our waste being
transformed into something useful. The benefits are
twofold as we optimise theworld’s resources and also
reduce our ownwaste.
FROM PUREWASTE
TO TRUE RECYCLING
of glasswaste is used tomake tiles
- up from45% in 2013
of gypsumwaste is reused in
the construction industry
- up from 46% in 2013
of rubber waste is used as fuel
- up from 29% in 2013
100% 90% 100%
