BRAZILIAN ALUMINUM - solutions for sustainable living

BRAZILIAN ALUMINUM SOLUTIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVING 58 RECYCLING: BEYOND THE OBVIOUS Recycling and Sustainable Development Goals - SDG 12 Goal: Ensure sustainable production and consumption standards Targets: By 2030: substantially reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling and reuse. By 2020: achieve the environmentally sound management of chemicals and all wastes throughout their life cycle, in accordance with agreed international frameworks, and significantly reduce their release to air, water and soil in order to minimize their adverse impacts on human health and the environment Learn more: ABAL’s website - Recycling Standard in Performance from Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) Principle 4 Criteria: Criterion 4.4: Aluminum process scrap: The Company shall minimize the generation of aluminum process scrap within its own operations and where generated, target 100% of scrap for collection and subsequent recycling and/or re-use. Companies shall seek to se- parate aluminum alloys and grades for recycling. Criterion 4.5: Collection and recycling of products at end-of-life (Consumer/Commercial goods suppliers): The Company shall implement a recycling strategy, including specific timelines, activities and targets. The Company shall also take a lead role in engaging with local, regional or national collection and recycling systems for their products containing aluminum at end-of-life to support accurate measurement and the increase of recycling rates in their respective markets. Criterion 4.6: Collection and recycling of products at end-of-life (Value chain engage- ment): The Company shall engage with relevant stakeholders to support efforts to incre- ase recycling rates.