Waste Management Program

Action plans to reduce waste generation

TWM has established of Environmental Management Committee, the committee is in charge of formulating environmental goals and strategies, and to promote the Company's various environmentally friendly policies. In addition, 6 task forces including ISO14001 (environmental management), ISO14064 (greenhouse gas inventory), ISO50001 (energy management), smart energy saving, renewable energy and protection of biodiversity were integrated.

Quantified targets to minimize waste

The waste reduction target: Reduce total non-recyclable waste by 19%(229 metric tonnes) compared to 2017, the actual reduction was 23.7%(285 metric tonnes).

Investment in innovation or R&D to minimize waste

TWM has invested in a research project on the recycling of waste optical cables. Through new processes and material research and development, in addition to dismantling and separating waste optical cables, waste optical cables can also directly replace the reinforced concrete tension stirrups in the construction industry without dismantling, transforming them into It is a building material with structural significance.

Through research and testing, it was found that optical cables can achieve the same strength as ordinary reinforced concrete, or even better than industry structural standards. When used in building structures, it is estimated that nearly 28% of stirrups can be replaced by waste optical cables, directly reducing the use of original steel. demand, it will be of great help to the environment and industry, and it is also expected to create greater economic benefits.

Waste reduction training provided to employees

TWM announces our Environmental and Energy Policy as well as relevant environmental regulations on a regular basis every year. We urge our colleagues to actively engage in energy-saving and carbon reduction efforts, contributing to the well-being of our planet. Waste reduction training is provided on our intranet. Additionally, we offer monthly statistics on office water usage, electricity consumption, waste generation, and printing volumes from office machines. This is to promote various energy-saving measures among our colleagues, enhancing their environmental awareness.

Integration of recycling programs to reduce the waste sent to landfill

Recycle business waste
Use environmentally friendly lithium batteries
Optimize routing of cables
Reduce the amount of rubber

Waste diversion from landfill is certified by an independent accredited body

In 2023, we strengthened waste disposed reduce measures, so our total waste disposed and total waste disposed divided by revenue curve decreased, and our key measures to reduce waste include:

(A) Circular Economy Strategies - reduce waste at source:
i. TWM cooperates with the main supplier NOKIA, for long-term equipment maintenance, repair, reducing the purchase of equipment by 10%, and the generation of future waste.

ii. TWM extend the service life of power supply for telecom devices, to reduce the purchase of equipment, and the generation of future waste.

(B) Office-generated waste management: Random weighting checks shall be implemented to ensure the accuracy of the current statistics on office-generated waste.

(D) Set up optimal, shortest cable routes to reduce the amount of plastic wire tubing. Note:
i. Calculation instructions: According to Taiwan’s EPA, in 2023 non recyclable/non-reusable municipal wastes, deducting recyclable refuse and other waste materials requiring special processing, 93.38% of the waste is incinerated,3.32% is landfilled and 3.3% is used other disposal measures

Following are the recyclable rate (by weight) of the industrial wastes according to our contractors: About 81.1% of the waste cable can be reused. About 45.1% of optical cable can be reused. About 45% of VRLA batteries can be reused. About 95.76% of telecommunication equipment can be reused.

iii. Domestic waste is collected by a qualified contractor and becomes municipal waste, with only 3.32% of it ending up in landfill and the rest would be incinerated for energy recovery.

Waste recycled/ reused, and disposed

	Unit	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	target for FY 2023
Total waste recycled/ reused	metric tonnes	1024.5867	835.1277	838.5945	1067.4138 metric tonnes
Total waste disposed	metric tonnes	924.4605	789.9376	664.8243	918.6442 metric tonnes	974.8681 metric tonnes
- Waste landfilled	metric tonnes	23.9435	31.1235	30.7149	30.4990 metric tonnes
- Waste incinerated with energy recovery	metric tonnes	900.5169	758.814	634.1095	857.8300 metric tonnes
- Waste incinerated without energy recovery	metric tonnes	0	0
- Waste otherwise disposed, please specify: Includes: composting, general landfill, packaging, marketing, wilderness burning and temporary waste storage.	metric tonnes	0	0		30.3135 metric tonnes
- Waste with unknown disposal method	metric tonnes	0.0001 metric tonnes	0.0001 metric tonnes	-0.0001 metric tonnes	0.0017 metric tonnes
Data coverage (as % of denominator)	percentage of:Revenue	100	100	100