| Contaminated pet food – Siam City Cement Thailand |
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Description An unlikely yet value-creating source of alternative fuel, from a business as well as societal point of view, is contaminated pet food. During 2005, pet food manufacturers in both Venezuela and Thailand had contamination problems to solve. |
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Objectives Holcim’s objective was to use this opportunity to demonstrate the safe and efficient handling of this material to national authorities, as well as to the manufacturers themselves. |
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Activities In Venezuela, 8,000 tonnes of pet food was classified as hazardous waste, requiring disposal. In Thailand, more than 13,000 tonnes was voluntarily recalled by the manufacturer. In the latter case, a letter of intent required Group company Siam City Cement to take responsibility for co-processing according to all environmental and safety regulations, and to assist third party inspectors and auditors to confirm as such. |
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Results Holcim was able to demonstrate the environmental benefits of co-processing in both cases, with each tonne of pet food replacing 1.2 tonnes of traditional fossil fuel. In full compliance with our AFR policy, we also demonstrated our safe and efficient handling of the hazardous material. |
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