SK nexilis is the first in the Korean industry to obtain "Zero Waste Landfill" certification

SK nexilis, a rechargeable battery copper foil business investment company under SKC (Representative Director Lee Wan-jae), took the lead in obtaining the Zero Waste To Landfill (ZWTL) certification issued by UL, a global safety standard certification organization, in the rechargeable battery industry in Korea.
SKC will Taking this certification as a starting point, we will promote other business premises to obtain ZWTL certification
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SK nexilis's Jeongeup Plant recently obtained UL's ZWTL "Gold" certification, which means that more than 95% of all waste can be recycled, ranking second after platinum (100%)
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SK nexilis is not limited to the recycling of scrap iron, waste paper, and waste plastics, but also pays attention to the by-products of "used water", and has been working to expand the recycling of resources by building a system for recycling copper in by-products
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In the rechargeable battery industry in Korea, SK nexilis is a ZWTL certified company
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And in the world, only SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics, BASF and other more than 20 international companies have this certification
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Because UL not only conducts a thorough verification of the waste recycling rate of the target companies, but also the partner companies, and the certification conditions for the recycling rate are also very strict
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Therefore, ZWTL certification is an international standard for reducing landfill waste in business premises
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Recently, with the rapid increase in waste production, the importance of waste reduction has become increasingly prominent
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According to statistics from the Korea Waste Association under the Ministry of Environment, South Korea's annual waste production reached 497,238 tons as of 2019, with an average annual increase of 5% in the first five years
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In particular, there was an increase of more than 11% between 2018 and 2019, showing a significant increase in the increasing trend
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Taking this certification as an opportunity, SK nexilis will establish a comprehensive recycling cooperation system with customers and suppliers, and will promote the ZWTL certification of overseas business units on the other hand
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At the same time, SKC will actively promote the certification of other investment companies and strive to increase the recycling rate
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In addition, SKC continues to expand the scope of waste recycling through the waste plastic thermal decomposition oil project that extracts oil from waste plastics
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An official from SKC said, "The company announced that this year is the first year to promote ESG, and it will actively improve the recycling rate of waste, and strive to achieve the goals of net zero plastics by 2030 and net zero greenhouse gases by 2040.
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company will use this SK nexilis Obtaining the ZWTL certification is an opportunity to accelerate the pace of waste reduction and expanded reuse in other factories
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