Brandix Has Vision Is To Achieve Zero Material Wastage: Prevention and Minimization

Strategy Practices
Prevention and Minimization  Prevention of waste at the source  Review

purchasing policy for goods with minimal
packaging  Choose products made from
recycled materials to support the industry 
Choose products that are life-long and durable
 Avoid disposable items  Buy in bulk and use
refillable containers
Reuse  Discuss with suppliers for the possibility of
using delivery trays, return certain packaging
and/or change to a more environmentally
friendly alternative.  Refrigerators, ink
cartridges and computer printers, for example,
can be refurbished for re-use.  Switch to
reusable and high-quality batteries.
Recycle  Working with Waste Service Providers to
ensure the recycling of waste material,
especially Hazardous Waste.  Composting of
food waste, garden waste and other organic
waste.
Energy Recovery  Using organic waste for the production of
biogas or thermal energy.  Wood waste is used
as fuel for the boilers.
Disposal  Opposed to the disposal of waste to landfill
and it is not part of their accepted waste
management strategy.
Brandix has vision is to achieve zero material wastage

Sending waste to landfills has devastating effects on the environment in many ways. It
releases harmful gases during decomposition that Sending waste to landfills has devastating
effects on the environment in many ways. It releases harmful gases during decomposition
that are both detrimental to human health as well as produce global warming effects. It also
disturbs surrounding ecosystems by introducing are both detrimental to human health as
well as produce global warming effects. It also disturbs surrounding ecosystems by
introducing poisonous materials into surrounding water systems and via seepage through
soil, thereby affecting organisms.
Furthermore, it proves to be poisonous materials into surrounding water systems and via
seepage through soil, thereby affecting organisms. Furthermore, it proves to be an eye-sore.
We had pledged to achieve zero waste to landfills by 2012, and we are currently 3/4th of
the way there. We are hoping to ful?l an eye-sore. We had pledged to achieve zero waste to
landfillsby 2012, and we are currently 3/4th of the way there. We are hoping to ful?l this
pledge by the end of 2012..
TO A TO ACH CHIEVE IEVE ZE ZERO W RO WASTE ASTE TO LANDFILL BY 2012
Waste collection infrastructure is in place in all factories . Waste generated at point is

collected by colour coded bins , while designated waste storage areas house waste
according to type. Waste stream audits are carried out bi-annually in order to help identify
the quantity of each type of waste generated at factories in order to target areas that need
improvement .
Waste Management Strategy
They strongly believe that waste is resource, but in a different form. Hence, waste
produced is reused, recycled or considered a form of energy .
Preventing & Minimizing Resource Usage
Paper Neutral Policy: The policy was in order to to maximize recycling and minimizing
paper and cardboard usage, and the ultimate vision was to achieve a paper neutral entity
where the amount of paper recycled is equal to the amount of paper used. The policy saw
430,000 kg paper being recycled this year.
Process Improvements:
Cutting material for garment production produces a large amount of fabric waste rendered
useless every year. Our apparel factories employ processes that improve fabric cutting
efficiency in order to reduce fabric cut waste.
Diversion from Landfill through Reuse and Recycle

Fabric cut waste:
Brandix exports 100% cut waste generated to the amount of 2,494,061 kg earning an
income of US$ 521,442. 521,442.
Defected garments:
The garments we produce, which are most often brand protected render any defective
garments useless. These garments, which were sent for incineration in the past, are now
shredded, successfully diverting 100% of defected garments from incineration. The
shredded garments are then recycled by selling them to local buyers for various purposes
such handicrafts, cleaning, etc. In 2011, 164,140 kg of garments were diverted from
incineration.
Sludge
Approximately 250 tonnes of sludge is produced by our factories per month as a by product
of waste water treatment. A sludge brick project was carried out where sludge was
converted to bricks, which were then donated to communities as a tsunami relief effort.
Since the production of sludge bricks is not sustainable due to the addition of cement to
increase its compressive strength we are now looking at mixing dried sludge with coal ash
and briquetting the mixture in order to be used as a fuel in our coal boiler.
Thread Cones and packaging/cartons:

100% thread cone waste is directed for reuse by selling used thread cones back to
American&Effird Threads and Coats, which are the two biggest thread manufacturers in the
island. Cardboard and Polythene from packaging/cartons are recycled by sending them to
buyers who reuse them.
Hazardous waste disposal:
We are in the process of diverting approximately 2,500 Compact Fluorescent Lights which
contain mercury, a Fluorescent Lights which contain mercury, a poisonous component, by
diverting them from the by diverting them from the landfill and sending them for recycling
at a third-par facility.
Further to these projects, we also encourage designated green areas in our factories
where gardens are maintained and which house indigenous plants and trees that require
little water and maintenance. These green areas provide an aesthetically pleasing setting
and enhance the ambience of the area. Brandix also carried out a tree planting campaign,
‘ViyamuThuruviyana’, which saw 10,000 trees being planted in factories and surrounding
locale such as parks and schools in order to promote greenery in communal areas. These
trees are being nurtured and maintained by the local Brandix factories.

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Strategy Practices

Prevention and Minimization  Prevention of waste at the source  Review

Brandix has vision is to achieve zero material wastage

Waste collection infrastructure is in place in all factories . Waste generated at point is

Diversion from Landﬁll through Reuse and Recycle

Thread Cones and packaging/cartons:

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