Sustainability Report 2010 Lek d.d.

38 Active Environmental Policy 3.12 Measurable indicators All the data given in this report, arranged according to individ- ual indicators, form part of the Novartis Environmental Report. The report refers to the data of a specific site, whenever this is required for the purpose of EMAS certification. The column »Lek« summarizes the data of all the four sites. In graphs, the blue line indicates the waste volume trend for the period between 2006 and 2010. Waste management 43 Over the past 5 years, the relative volumes of waste gen- erated have been diminishing as a result of manufacturing process optimization and improvements. On the other hand, increased production outputs resulted in a considerable in- crease in the absolute volumes of waste generated, particu- larly at the Lendava and Menge‰ sites. When identifying waste volume trends at the Lendava site, we should take into account that two technologically different production processes take place at the site: process biof- ermentation production of APIs, and non-process produc- tion – packaging of finished dosage forms. Consequently, the waste generated differs both in type and volume. The packaging process is characterized by considerable quantity oscillations depending on product changeover. The goal of achieving a 5% reduction in the relative waste volumes will be realized in 2011 through further process optimization. At the Menge‰ site, more than 80% of total waste is account- ed for by hazardous waste, particularly liquid waste solvents and solid hazardous waste. All hazardous waste is released to the companies authorized by the Ministry responsible for 43 EMAS Core Indicator and GRI Indicator EN22 44 GRI Indicator EN22, POR OI5 Table 12: Amounts of waste generated by site (in t) 2006 t 1,774 1,246 4,390 421 7,831 2007 t 1,677 1,599 4,039 458 7,774 2008 t 3,663 1,457 4,474 535 10,130 2009 t 3,343 1,646 5,234 573 10,797 2010 t 3,801 1,851 4,907 535 11,094 Year Unit Lendava Ljubljana Prevalje Menge‰ Lek * The blue line indicates the trend between 2006 and 2010 Graph 8: Waste amount per tonne of product – efficiency (t of waste/ t of product) 2006 2007 2008 2009 0 1 2 3 4 2010 2.2 1.8 2.2 3.5 1.9 t of waste / t of product Table 13: Hazardous waste volumes by site (in t) 2006 t 775 122 3,753 207 4,856 2007 t 1,268 338 3,145 201 4,953 2008 t 2,214 298 3,557 250 6,319 2009 t 2,173 423 4,380 253 7,229 2010 t 2,619 529 3,987 211 7,345 Year Unit Lendava Ljubljana Prevalje Menge‰ Lek Disposal of hazardous waste 44