LG Innotek Pyeongtaek Plant Receives Zero Waste Landfill Certification

Resource Circulation Rate 100%, Annual 343t Scale Waste Recycling

Jung Cheol-dong, CEO of LG Innotek. [Photo by LG Innotek]

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Yeju] LG Innotek announced on the 12th that its Pyeongtaek plant has obtained the global resource circulation certification 'Zero Waste to Landfill (ZWTL)' Platinum grade. This achievement came one year after the Gumi plant became the first materials and components company to receive the Platinum grade in October last year.

The Zero Waste to Landfill certification is an international standard evaluating a company's resource circulation efforts, provided by the safety certification company UL Solutions (Underwriters Laboratories Solutions). A 100% waste recycling rate earns a 'Platinum' grade, 95-99% a 'Gold' grade, and 90-94% a 'Silver' grade.

The Pyeongtaek plant, which received the certification this time, has a resource circulation rate (waste recycling rate) of 100%. The plant achieved 'complete zero' landfill waste and was awarded the Platinum grade. The Pyeongtaek plant leads LG Innotek's automotive electronics business division.

LG Innotek has continuously made various efforts for resource circulation with the goal of 'Zero Waste to Landfill' at each plant. Waste glass and waste synthetic resin generated during the production process are recycled as raw materials for cement or plastic.

The Pyeongtaek plant recycled approximately 343 tons of waste annually. To reuse packaging strings (PP Bend) that were previously discarded as general waste, the company discovered a waste plastic collection firm equipped with advanced separation technology, which increased the recycling rate. Additionally, through continuous waste separation and collection activities, this plant generated an annual revenue of 346 million KRW.

An LG Innotek official explained, "We installed canopies and docks within the plant to block rain, aiming to reduce packaging materials used during snowy and rainy weather," adding, "This simultaneously reduced waste disposal costs and packaging material expenses."

LG Innotek plans to rapidly expand the Zero Waste to Landfill certification to all its plants nationwide by the first half of next year.

Park Youngsoo, head of Safety and Environment, stated, "Following LG Innotek's carbon neutrality declaration this year and joining RE100, we have secured global-level ESG leadership," and added, "We will contribute to customer experience innovation as an environmentally impact-zero company in the future."

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